I know that sudo is for running commands with root privileges but this idea is about typing "sudo su -" and use one's password and not root's. That's all... > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:14:41 -0500 > From: m.roth2006@xxxxxxx > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: SUDO > > Hike wrote: > > If you have the root password, try the following. > > > > $ su - root > > > > When prompted, enter the root password. > > > > sudo is to permit regular users to run priviledged commands. What you > > are trying td is overly complex and redundant. > > > Not necessarily. A lot of places want more security, and locking down root. > > mark > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _________________________________________________________________ Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/events.aspx-- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
