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Sudo vs. Root

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the security-comes-first dept.

lessthan0 writes "In Mac OS X, the root account is disabled by default. The first user account created is added to the admin group and that user can use the sudo command to execute other commands as root. The conventional wisdom is that sudo is the most secure way to run root commands, but a closer look reveals a picture that is not so clear." The article is about OSX but the debate is a little older ;)

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  1. Oh, great! by Len+Budney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now all the black-hats out there will have a powerful new tool in their arsenal! You mean, a sudoer can, like, type "sudo /bin/bash" and then do all sorts of things as root? Pretty irresponsible of him to go telling the world a secret like THAT!

  2. Sudo vs. Root? by Evro · · Score: 5, Funny

    The winner is clear!

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    rooooar
  3. My favorite sudo command: by AsnFkr · · Score: 4, Funny

    sudo passwd root

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    adventure-today.com
  4. The best way to secure the root account... by aurb · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is to choose a really difficult password and forget it. This will secure the box from its' worst enemy - yourself.

  5. Phil Collins by Jon+Luckey · · Score: 5, Funny
    Phil Collins probably had fits when this didn't work:

    pcollins$ su su sudio

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    -- 3 events that reshaped the world in the 20th century: WW1, WW2, and WWW
  6. Re:Layered Security by BrianPan · · Score: 4, Funny

    What in the world are you doing reading the articles on Slashdot? Who does that?