On Sat 12 Dec 2020 at 20:51:26 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 12 dec 20, 22:53:41, Keith Bainbridge wrote: > > On 12/12/20 7:29 pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > AND run sudo as root, for additional safety > > > Is this supposed to be ironic? I really can't tell. > > > > > > There was a detailed discussion here about sudo being a security issue > > on our systems. It appears to be default in debian 10, so most of us get > > it as default. I looked at replacing sudo. > > > > I found an article that explained how to strengthen it by forcing sudo > > to require root password. > > To my non-native understanding of English "run foo as root" usually > means one first gains root privileges (by whatever means) and then runs > that program with the elevated privileges.
That is my understanding too. > In the context of the text you were replying to it seemed to me you > might just be ironic (though admittedly I did also consider you might be > referring to the 'targetpw' option in 'sudoers'). Keith Bainbridge argument begins with a complete misunderstanding of the role of sudo in the installer. It then mentions an article that is not referenced. Two fails. -- Brian.
