:: Re: [DNG] sudo or su?
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Autor: Sadegh Sadegh
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To: KatolaZ, Fernando M Maresca
CC: dng@lists.dyne.org
Betreff: Re: [DNG] sudo or su?
Hi
I can't use terminal at my Devuan 1.0 beta lxde 64. I see this " Your name -sad- is not on system.
Streng. Please help me.

22.05.2016, 14:48, "KatolaZ" <katolaz@???>:
> On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 07:22:44AM -0300, Fernando M. Maresca wrote:
>>  On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 11:08:47AM +0100, KatolaZ wrote:
>>
>>  > My solution has always been to keep users and root *separate*,
>>  > avoiding sudo altogether, and to ask myself to wear an appropriate
>>  > "magic-shiny-hat-with-green-glitters-and-silver-triangle-on-top" (that
>>  > I keep on my desk) whenever a part of myself has to become root and
>>  > perform a configuration task. I know that whenever I am wearing the
>>  > "magic-shiny-hat-with-green-glitters-and-silver-triangle-on-top" I
>>  > have to put extra care on whatever I do, since a mistake could cause
>>  > the regular users of my system (including the other part of myself) to
>>  > suffer unnecessary pain and disruption.
>>  >
>>  > No automagic tool can save you from your own stupidity. You need a
>>  > system administrator to manage your linux box, and investing a bit of
>>  > time in training a part of yourself for that task, and 2$ in buying a
>>  > "magic-shiny-hat-with-green-glitters-and-silver-triangle-on-top" is
>>  > really worth the effort, and the price :)
>>
>>  very +1
>>
>>  and keep in mind: real men do everything as root and don't make
>>  backups :)
>>
>>  I think sudo main advantage is to grant certain administrative
>>  privileges to junior sysadmin or regular users, without to reveal the
>>  root password.
>
> sudo is undeniably handy when administration is shared among several
> admins, but in those cases it should be used with extreme care. I know
> of real situations when one of the sudoers was allowed to edit
> /etc/sudoers, and left the machine unusable by other admins due to a
> syntax error in /etc/sudoers...
>
> Again, tools are just tools, and can't be replacements for policy and
> knowledge.
>
> If one has to use something like sudo, I prefer the approach of
> simpler tools, in the same spirit of "sup"
> https://git.devuan.org/jaromil/sup).
>
> My2Cents
>
> KatolaZ
>
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