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Re: ubuntu



 On 10/28/07, David Hummel <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> On 10/28/07, Jerry Feldman <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:49:35 -0400 "David Hummel" <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> > 
> > > $ sudo su - 
> > 
> > sudo -s -H accomplishes this. 
> 
> Indeed.  There are several ways to get a root shell without having to 
> enable the root account. 

$ sudo -i 

This is the safest way.  If you use another method you can be 
exploited by a malicious startup script in the user's shell... 
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen 

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