Got Root - Should You Use It? 245
vegthura asks: "I have several coworkers that insist that logging into servers is an acceptable practice. They claim it's just easier than using sudo and it's just as safe - you know you're root so what else do you need? And why bother logging in as you if you're just going to use sudo to run commands with root privileges anyway? Everything I've ever read has been the exact opposite philosophy. There is very little you need to be root to do, if anything in practice, and using sudo lets you only use the power of root for when you really need it. So, die hard unix geeks, you've got root... do you use it or stick to sudo?"
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It sounds like you are not really using sudo (Score:3, Funny)
Also it annoys me that sudo seems to have a lot of security bugs. It had 3 local exploits last year... That doesn't affect whether you should use it or not because you obviously should, I'm just saying that it annoys me.
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