Re: ✘"Sudo? Sudon't!" and "Saving U-blox Configuration"

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Michael!

On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:26:24 +0000
"Michael J. Tubby B.Sc. MIET" <mike.tubby@thorcom.co.uk> wrote:

> > sudo has been especially problematic when used with ubxtool.  
> 
> 
> chmod u+s ubxtool        ?

Did you read the text in question?  
  
   https://gpsd.io/ubxtool-examples.html#_sudo_sudont

   "ubxtool never needs root access, but will run fine as root."

root should only be used when root is needed.  Keep the attack surface
as small as possible.

RGDS
GARY
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