[Off Topic] Re: Linux security

[Daniel Carrera]

Michael Richter wrote:
> sudo -s
> <enter password>

Tha'ts not default behaviour though. And not the most likely scenario. 
Just dropping to the command line, knowing the sudo command *and* 
knowing the -s flag increases the barrier significantly. And that's a 
property of a well-designed system. You can't prevent users from making 
a major mistake, but you can make it so that it's easier to use the 
computer in a safe manner than in an unsafe manner. And your premise 
started with users being stupid and ignorant. Well, those who are stupid 
and ignorant won't use a terminal, won't know sudo, and certainly won't 
know -s.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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