Personally?<div><br></div><div>I'd have them read this section[1] before even being allowed to use sudo! It is a wasp / hornet's nest for a newcomer as wrongly done it can not only destroy your system, but install malware.</div>
<div><br></div><div>When writing stuff that uses sudo / root access, the author MUST follow the guidance of explaining the dangers of sudo / root access [2]. This can be a simple link, but IMHO, newcommers really should be made fully aware of just what using sudo / root access involves.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Reading the thread mentioned in [2] does give some insight into just what newcommers will do!</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Phill.</div><div>1. <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=326">http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=326</a></div>
<div>2. <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo</a></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 October 2012 20:55, Mr Wislr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:contact@unleashpc.com" target="_blank">contact@unleashpc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I say no, simply because mistakes and available options helps people<br>
learn... when options aren't readily available neither are ideas or<br>
understanding.<br>
<br>
how frustrated with the "new user" be when they are reading something<br>
and trying to implement it but can't figure out how to edit as root?<br>
<br>
We apparently aren't worried about their ability to do stuff but we are<br>
worried about whether they will mess it up or not.. thats silly...<br>
thats were learning happens...<br>
<br>
did you get all your math problems right the first time you ever tried?<br>
Doubtful, it was mistakes and repetition that allowed you to learn.<br>
<br>
Same here, leave the option there so people do discover it, wonder<br>
about it, use it and understand it.<br>
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:45:04 +0100<br>
UH <<a href="mailto:uhtlmk@googlemail.com">uhtlmk@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> That seems an excellent idea to me!<br>
><br>
> 2012/10/29 Alexander Andjelkovic <<a href="mailto:andjelkovic@gmail.com">andjelkovic@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
> > I agree that it's a security issue, but here's my proposal:<br>
> ><br>
> > *) Disable it by default.<br>
> > *) Make it a viable option in preferences & warn users when enabling<br>
> > the feature (confirmation dialog).<br>
> ><br>
> > Regards,<br>
> > Alexander Andjelkovic<br>
> ><br>
> > On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Yorvyk<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com">yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> >> Over on the LXDE list Andriy has opened a discussion on the<br>
> >> removal of the 'Open as Root' option.<br>
> >><br>
> >>> Hello!<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> I would like to duscuss a function in subject. Starting a lot<br>
> >>> of GUI applications (including MS Windows .exe files, browsers,<br>
> >>> etc.) under root makes linux vulnerable to troyans, backdoors,<br>
> >>> not mention the cost of a failure of the buggy GUI application<br>
> >>> when it operates with unlimited privileges is very high. And<br>
> >>> 'Open folder as a root' starts all of this. Since such kind of<br>
> >>> escalated privileges (which is much worse than some 'sudo -s'<br>
> >>> which is unwelcomed and often denied by administrator) is such<br>
> >>> dangerous no other file managers have such functionality<br>
> >>> available for a regular user. And no regular user would ever need<br>
> >>> such functionality but only administrator of multi-user system<br>
> >>> probably. If regular user wants open folder as root it usually<br>
> >>> means something was done badly before (for example, missing a<br>
> >>> group for user) and that should be fixed at that place instead of<br>
> >>> opening as root. So I think this should be available only in<br>
> >>> 'advanced' mode, the same way as SUID and SGID changes are<br>
> >>> available only in 'advanced' mode currently. What do you think?<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> With best regards.<br>
> >>> Andriy.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> If anybody has any thoughts on this and isn't a member of that<br>
> >> list they can answer this thread and I will pass them on.<br>
> >> For me, it can go, as it has with a lot of other file browsers.<br>
> >> If you wish to browse as root then PCmanFM can be opened with<br>
> >> 'gksu'. It will make it that little bit harder for casual users to<br>
> >> fiddle where they shouldn’t.<br>
> >><br>
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