[nylug-talk] sudo vs 'ssh as root'

[Rajesh Menon]

On 7/12/07, Gary Mort <gmlug at saplings.us> wrote:
>
> When you sit down, log on to the system, use an editor to pull up a
> config file you need to make changes to, run through them all for about
> 10 minutes, and than try to save it only to discover you don't have
> write privileges, it is very frustrating.
>

Hi,
When we open a file that doesn't have `w` privs in vim, it tells you
so. And they do suggest using `visudo` for editing the config.

> sudo is a large inconvenience to get into the habit of, and then a small
> inconvenience later on.
>

Yup, if one can `su`, they can `sudo`.