Oh, my misunderstanding then. Thank you for the clarification. <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>Dougie Richardson <ddrichardson@btinternet.com> 05/01/2008 07:14 AM <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>TMulgrew@stpetes.org <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td>ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: Administrative Tasks</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 19:59 -0600, TMulgrew@stpetes.org wrote: > > There are times when one is performing a number of administrative > tasks and accessing a shell as root is desirable. > > Sudo is OK for single commands, but is awkward with pipes and > redirecting output to system files, let alone more complex bash > constructs. > > sudo -i is, IMHO, the best way to access a root shell and so, IMHO, > the wiki should be left as is. There seems to be a little confusion as to what I'm proposing is not to change the Wiki or to remove the link to it but to remove the entry from the help file. > There are other ways, sudo su , sudo bash, sudo -s ... > > All these methods are superior to setting a root password. One can not > admin w/o root access and Ubuntu was designed with the root account > locked, to prevent root logins, not to restrict root access. > Please consider this perspective or advise what you feel may be a > better way to access a root shell. Again, I'm not proposing a change to the Wiki. For most users, the fact that the password is remembered for 15 minutes is sufficient for most administrative tasks. Cheers, -- Dougie Richardson (http://lynxworks.eu) "Well, then, " the Cat went on, "you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad." </tt>