Re: Things Linux Can Do Without

jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:pan.2008.05.30.05.31.53.647906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:


Unix, and therefor Linux, has an administrative account. It's called
"root". You log into it when doing admin-type stuff. sudo is for
assigning specific users specifice tasks. I can even tolerate su'ing
to root.

A total newbiee question: I'm glad I don't use sudo in the way depricated.
But I do 'su root' often (whenever I need to do admin stuff). If that's
only "tolerable" what's the other way ("better" way) of "logging in" to
root? My Linux box is remote and I access it via ssh and a Remote Terminal
Emulator (secCRT / putty).



--
Rahul
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