ssh and remote sudo not hiding password

[Matt Brown]

Colin Law wrote:
> 2009/11/13 Derek Broughton <derek at pointerstop.ca>:
>   
>> Hal Burgiss wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:12:54AM -0500, Brian McKee wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Don't recommend doing so without at least acknowledging that's not the
>>>> way this distro was planned to be used.
>>>>         
>>> And who are you to tell me what I can recommend and what I can't? If this
>>> is your list, pull the plug on me. If not, shove it. Sideways. I don't
>>> much care how "the way the distro was planned to be used", I was not on
>>> the planning committee and did not sign on the dotted line or take the
>>> pledge.
>>>       
>
> @Hal Burgis: You may not care about the way the distro was planned to
> be used but I would suggest that it is not a good idea to recommend a
> practice that is controversial for Ubuntu without explaining the
> inherent risks.
>
>   
>> Nevertheless, you're recommending insecure practices to somebody who clearly
>> doesn't have much of an idea why it _would_ be insecure.  Not nice.
>>     
>
> @Derek Broughton: Actually I (as the OP) do know perfectly well that
> the suggestion would be insecure, and would not have entertained the
> suggestion to set a root account and ssh in as root.  This would not
> even answer the question I originally asked.  However I agree entirely
> with your sentiments, many reading the list would not understand the
> security issues.
>
> This is good, I have never set off a flame war before.  Or do we need
> a few more angry posters in order for it to be classed as a war rather
> than a scuffle.  Perhaps I need to consult wikipedia for a definition.
>  :)
>
> Colin
>
>   
Colin,
Did that command line work for you or did you figure out another way to 
do it?

-Matt