K0LNY ?? <glenn@ervin.email> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > Using other distros, like Ubuntu and Raspbian, I would get tired of typing > sudo in front of everything, so I would just do sudo su and become root for > everything, so I wouldn't have to constantly be reminded that as a regular > user, I can't do something, and I had been told that installing things as > root will cause problems.
I do 'sudo -i' to become root for a long series of things that require root. It changes the prompt so I am reminded that I am root. I have also put 'export TMOUT=900' in root's .profile so that a root login that's idle for 15 minutes automatically logs out. -- Chris Green ยท
