Re: [tlug] [Newbie] Becoming 'root' in Kubuntu

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 24/08/07, steven smith <sjs@example.com> wrote:

> So far I use sudo <command> for simple things and
> 'sudo su -' where I need to do a lot as root and am quite
> happy without a root account.

Get out of the habit of "sudo su -", as it leaves a root shell hanging around.

Professional sysadmins on this list will use sudo very seldom; you'd
be surprised. At Amazon, "sudo su -", "sudo bash", and the like are
禁止されている, and you basically never miss them.

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Cheers,
Josh