I've lost sudo access and I don't really understand why

[Karl Auer]

On Wed, 2020-03-18 at 23:32 +0100, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
> I enable the root account for all of my Linux, that's a quite good
> "spare user". FWIW that some distros by default disable/d the root
> account was never done for security reasons, this is just an urban
> myth.

You are a respected and knowledgeable contributor to this list. You are
experienced enough to be making decisions about your security that may
for whatever reasons depart from the normal approaches.

That said, it's important that you keep opinion and fact distinct,
otherwise less-experienced people on this list might mistake your
opinions for fact.

Using sudo with a disabled root account are IMHO good security
practice. It is wrong of you to present your differing opinion as fact.

Similarly IMHO enabling root is a bad security practice, and not to be
recommended to people who are not fully aware of the ways in which it
affects their security.

Disabling root and using sudo are current best practice. People should
not depart from that practice without fully understanding why they do
so.

Regards, K.


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