SUDO

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On Apr 12, 2005 4:50 PM, Matt Christian <woodelf at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the flames. Sorry I hit a nerve.
> 
> The point wasn't sudo, it was the 'Now Children, real bit-twisters
> don't use root account'  attitude that I found in the WIKI postings,

Hi, no flame, I just want to understand that point if I encounter it
again: What makes "sudo -" a 'Now Children' thing and "su" not
condescending? I'm just honestly curious. It took me a while to grok
sudo too, but now I prefer it and haven't noticed any reduction in my
karma. The issue comes up periodically on the list, usually staring
with an angry "Where the *&%^^ is root!" kind of posting. I'm at a
loss to understand it, though.

-Eamonn (Not a Sun admin, but someone who started my Unix life on an
ancient SunOS workstation 25 years ago.)