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Date:      Tue, 24 Mar 1998 05:32:03 +1100
From:      Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>
To:        David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: being root
Message-ID:  <19980324053203.12151@welearn.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199803231821.KAA10919@pau-amma.whistle.com>; from David Wolfskill on Mon, Mar 23, 1998 at 10:21:11AM -0800
References:  <199803231821.KAA10919@pau-amma.whistle.com>

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On Mon, Mar 23, 1998 at 10:21:11AM -0800, David Wolfskill wrote:

> * Don't use "su", use "sudo".  (And track what gets done as root and by
>   whom, as well as when.)
> 
> * When you do change a file that you might care about, use RCS to track
>   the changes.  Neat thing here is that even if you use "su" or "sudo",
>   RCS can track by your login ID... and you can use RCS tools to review
>   histories of changes.

Eh? What's this RCS business? What do you mean "track the changes"?
Is there a good way to start learning about it without getting early onset
brain-burn?


-- 

Regards,
        -*Sue*-

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