sudo privileges should die faster

[Vram]

On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 18:30 -0800, Vram wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 22:02 +0100, josé ángel madrid gómez wrote:
> > Sometimes it's an advantage, but this little advantage is a bit scary
> > I'm talking about sudo, which is necessary to use some applications, or
> > to run some commands. In both cases, you can type another command, or
> > another app with sudo and it doesn't ask for the password. I think that
> > this is like that because it has a 'living time'. If the command is
> > launched before sudo has died, you get root permissions.
> > Isn't it a bit dangerous?
> > 
> > ==================
> > I keep on learning
> > 
> > 
> 
> Sudo had the advantage of reducing should surfing...

                                      ^^^^shoulder  
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     1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which
        the fore limb is connected with the body or with the
        shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and
        muscles about that joint.


Who proof reads these?????

hehehe


> 
> The other day I had to perform a task that required root  permission.
> I was on the overhead <so 100 folks could see me>
> 
> So my choices were
> 
> su
> 
> or 
> 
> sudo
> 
> With su I need to type my password. <BAD>
> 
> With sudo I just type sudo.... <no password>
> 
> What do you think??
> 
> HTH
> 
> Vram
> 
>