Why use a virtual machine? **RESOLVED**

[Derek Broughton]

Donn wrote:

> On Monday, 01 December 2008 10:10:39 Steve Lamb wrote:
>> I want more than the sudo -i provides.  So for me when I
>> want root I tell it just that, root.
> I am sure there are plenty threads answering this... but .. what's the
> essential difference between being 'su' and being 'sudo'?

None.  Zero.  Zip. Nada.

"sudo -i" gives you a login root shell.  Exactly what you would get if 
you'd enabled the root account and logged in at a console prompt.

What Steve wants is not "more than sudo -i", it's just the comfort of 
the old blankie.
-- 
derek