sudo: always_set_home

[David Mandelberg]

I think sudo should be configured by default to have the always_set_home option
set by default. It makes sudo always set $HOME, $UID, etc. to the target user's
values.

pros:
* if I user runs a root shell with sudo and does something like "rm -f
  ~/.ssh/identity" they won't end up deleting the wrong ssh id
* apps that write to ~/.appname won't clutter the user's home directory with
  files owned by root
* confidential files are less likely to be world readable

cons:
* may cause problems with gnome apps, but I've been using it for a few weeks
  without any problems

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David Mandelberg
mandelbergd at eth0.is-a-geek.org
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