On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Matias Nicolas<matiasnicolas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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... [...] The command sequence of interest functions "natively" in GNU/Linux operating systems like Ubuntu and derivatives like SymphonyOS (< http://symphonyos.com/ >) where an user simply types at her/his command prompt: sudo su - [sudo] password for <user>: After the user provides her/his *regular* <user> password, s/he is allowed root privilege. This can be verified if the user types: whoami at her/his command shell. Note typical fragment in the /etc/sudoers default for one of these systems: ---------------fragment start--------------- # User privilege specification root ALL=(ALL) ALL # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL --------------fragment end----------------- Needless to say, "friendly" GNU/Linux operating systems represent the bridge used by those users coming from Windows proprietary systems. As such, and noticing the email domain / footer advertising, it may be that Matias is asking for an tutorial and/or instructions on how to downgrade security on an full blown enterprise level operating system like Fedora to something that "behaves" more like Ubuntu desktop and derivatives. If I happen to hit the mark (no pun intended) with the above, may I ask, what operating system are you using, Matias? Knowing what specific GNU/Linux operating system you are using will enable users in this list to help you. -- Jose R R http://www.metztli-it.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM Lotus Symphony supported on GNU/Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daylight Saving Time in USA & Canada starts: Sunday 08 March 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
