Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 12:44:49 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@sigpipe.cz> To: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <20050510104449.GC5230@isis.sigpipe.cz> In-Reply-To: <3c33db4aa0c08292214219f868819726@mac.com> References: <ff3ef3b2621f16316effcf296f044d93@mac.com> <200505080425.24495.lofi@freebsd.org> <20050508073446.GA21550@freebie.xs4all.nl> <200505080957.19137.lofi@freebsd.org> <3c33db4aa0c08292214219f868819726@mac.com>
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# cswiger@mac.com / 2005-05-10 01:09:57 -0400:
> On May 8, 2005, at 3:57 AM, Michael Nottebrock wrote:
> >Sorry, I just scanned the thread before replying - there's probably no
> >footshooting potential in using /bin/sh for root.
> >
> >I was thinking about using (/usr/local/bin/)bash for root, something a
> >lot of
> >people try to do (until they notice a toe missing :).
> However, logging in as a normal user and gaining privileges via sudo
> seems to work just as well, and avoids the need to login directly as a
> UID==0 account.
I don't remember any trouble from always using su -m (when I do su
instead of sudo).
--
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You don't know, man. You don't KNOW.
Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991
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