Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: (unknown)

I guess it is easier to remember for Debian or Fedora users to use su than
-s because that is the terminal command in those environments. Both su an
-s will work. I recommend using whatever you can remember, but just be
consistent. Insisting on one way can lead to confusion in my experience. In
Fedora it is su - to make things more confusing. But in Debian it is just
su. I find telling people to use su is more consistent with the way it is
done by Debian. If one is coming from more of a Unix or BSD background then
sudo -s makes sense, but these people are rare. I blame Canonical for
mixing sudo into a Debian shell. ;) It confounded me for a long time and
now I struggle with su - in Fedora.

Roy
Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada


On 20 August 2012 15:01, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
> >
> > You use root in Ubuntu using sudo. There is no separate root password or
> a
> > root user. To use it, you use the command sudo before the operation such
> as
> > 'sudo nautilus' will open the file manager as root or 'sudo apt-get
> update'
> > to update your package list. You always use sudo before the command for
> > anything requiring root access. You will only be asked for the password
> the
> > first time, though. You can use 'sudo su' to switch to root and then not
> > bother with sudo anymore (for that terminal session). You will get the
> > traditional # to show you are root instead of the $ used in sudo.
> >
> > Let us know if the password problem continues. That can be fixed too.
> >
>
> sudo su?
>
> Why not sudo -s?
>
> sudo su sounds too much like a Phil Collins song for my tastes.
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