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Re: [TCLUG:20646] Root login
Correct. I know sudo su is not better than just su, but hey, I've got a
false sense of security :)
gabe
On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 03:10:28PM -0500, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> "Gabe Turner (officer)" wrote:
> >
> > > (2) log in as a user and su to root!
> >
> > Actually, I refuse to do even that. I 'sudo su' (or sudo su -, or sudo
> > tcsh) so I don't have to type in the root passwd.
>
> So I only have to get your password, or find you logged in to your box
> when you're not looking, and I can get root, or any other user I want?
> Neat. ;)
>
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