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On 2016-03-24, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
> So, it confirms my suspicion that "root login" is used to refer to
> a distinction that is pretty much irrelevant (tho I guess there is the
> fact the root access occurs via some other local user, so you get
> a tiny little bit of a trace).
>

http://www.linfo.org/root.html

 A critical means for preventing users from directly damaging Unix-like systems
 or increasing the vulnerability of such systems to damage by others is the
 avoidance of using the root account except when absolutely necessary, even by
 knowledgeable and experienced system administrators. That is, rather than
 routinely logging into the system as root, administrators should log in with
 their ordinary user accounts and then use commands, such as su, kdesu and sudo,
 that provide them with root privileges only as needed and without requiring a
 new login.

 For example, to become root with su merely requires typing

    su

 at the command line (i.e., in the all-text mode), pressing the Enter key and
 supplying the root password. The account of the previous user can be returned
 to by pressing the Ctrl and d keys simultaneously or by typing the word exit
 and then pressing the Enter key. 


>         Stefan "who usually uses `su -` but thinks of it as a `root login`"
>
>


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Sudo Frank Jones <sandyman45@sky.com> - 2016-03-19 17:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo humbert.olivier.1@free.fr - 2016-03-19 17:50 +0100
  Re: Sudo Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-19 18:10 +0100
    Re: Sudo doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-03-19 18:40 +0100
      Re: Sudo John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-19 18:50 +0100
        Re: Sudo Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 06:10 +0100
          Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:30 +0100
          Re: Sudo Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2016-03-20 16:30 +0100
    Re: Sudo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-19 19:40 +0100
      Re: Sudo Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-19 20:10 +0100
        Re: Sudo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-19 20:40 +0100
          Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:30 +0100
            Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 05:40 +0100
              Re: Sudo Wolf Halton <wolf.halton@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 06:30 +0100
                Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 17:10 +0100
                Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-21 18:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 22:30 +0100
              Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 09:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-21 10:20 +0100
                Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 22:40 +0100
                Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-22 09:00 +0100
              Re: Sudo Thomas D Dial <tdial@cox.net> - 2016-03-24 03:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-24 14:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-24 15:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-24 16:20 +0100
                Re: Sudo David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-25 06:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-25 11:30 +0100
              Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 20:40 +0200
                Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 16:00 +0200
  Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-19 18:20 +0100
  Re: Sudo John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-19 18:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-19 19:50 +0100
  Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-19 22:50 +0100
    Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:30 +0100
      Re: Sudo Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:50 +0100
        Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 02:00 +0100
          Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-20 02:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-03-21 06:00 +0100
    Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 11:00 +0100
      Re: Sudo shawn wilson <ag4ve.us@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 12:00 +0100

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