[Off Topic] Re: Linux security

[Derek Broughton]

Michael Richter wrote:

> On 06/05/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> Correct. To expand on that, I think the shell is more hidden than just
>> >> behind a couple of menus. I can't find it on *any* menu anywhere. The
> 
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>> Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
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>> Mine doesn't have that (this is Breezy). Even when I go to the menu
>> editor, there just isn't an option for that.
> 
> 
> Mine has it.  And it had it under Hoary as well.  Further, if I go into
> the menu editor, I can activate Applications -> System Tools -> Root
> Terminal. (That'd be your sudo -s which people claim is a layer or two
> removed from the GUI....)
> 
That is one feature that doesn't exist in Kubuntu.  Under Debian I always
had a menu entry for a root konsole, but never in Kubuntu.  Still, it's
always easy to get to a user konsole, and then switch to root.
-- 
derek