On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 10:03:30PM -0500, Jim Hyslop wrote: > OK, this latest discussion about logging in as root got me thinking. I'm > fairly new to Linux. Occasionally, when I need to set up something (as > an example, my recent DNS questions) I will need to edit a config file, > and restart the daemon. I usually start by logging in as myself, then > issue individual 'su [command]' commands. After a while, I get tired of > typing in the root password over and over, so I just issue a simple 'su' > and work as root from there. > > Should I be taking a different approach? > You want sudo.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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