Sudo

[Marek Pawinski]

Vram wrote:
> Chanchao wrote:
> 
>> Hello Emil,
>>
>> Tuesday, June 28, 2005, 7:49:08 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>> What is this sudo business ? sudo this and sudo that.
>>>>     
>>
>>
>> EOB>  Nothing. It's just far better than anythine else when it comes 
>> to doing root
>> EOB> stuff. That's why Ubutu uses it.
>>
>> I'd like to learn more about sudo and why it's better than using su or
>> opening a root terminal. Someone pointed at 127MB of archives of this
>> list, but is there something to read up on this that's a little more
>> accessible?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chanchao
>>
>>
>>  
>>
> On the other hand...
> 
> It is a way of doing things....
> 
> There is NO clear winner....
> 
> It is like arguing FORD or Chevy or Toyota or Subaru...
> 
> Every paper you read will have an axe to grind.....
> 
> This is Linux...
> 
> Do it the way you like!!!!!!
> 
> If you like root and su..   Do it..
> 
> If you like sudo  Do it...
> 
> Where is the problem??
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> Vram
> 
> 

Am i correct if /etc/sudoers is edited to reflect

user    ALL=(ALL) ALL

where user is your username then you have root privilges ?