Logging in as root

[WB keane]

Dan Monjar wrote:
> Rein Mann wrote:
>   
>> Alexander Skwar <listen <at> alexander.skwar.name> writes:
>>
>>     
>>> Rein Mann wrote:
>>>       
>>>>  for some applications
>>>> it is simply impossible.
>>>>         
>>> Which applications?
>>>
>>> Alexander Skwar
>>>       
>> I have read (with some amusement) all the remarks about the dangers of 
>> running linux as root.
>> I have been running linux (mainly RedHead) for years and I am well aware
>> of the tricky bits.
>> It is very simple to turn your internet connection off while doing some 
>> maintenance on your system and to do that it is very convenient to do it
>> as root instead of 'su root'.
>> In the meantime I did some googling and found the answers I needed.
>> Thanks for the remarks and advice.
>> Rein
>>
>>
>>
>>     
>
> I'm not clear on why you keep talking about 'su root'... why not do
> 'sudo bash' instead?  gives you the same thing without having to muck
> around with the root account and the display manager.
>
> I, too, have been administering Unix and Linux for many years.  While
> initially bristling at the "strange" security model in Ubuntu I have
> gotten used to it and appreciated it.
>
>   
Why not <sudo su> saves two characters.

Bill