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

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo James!

On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:06:05 -0800
James Browning <jamesb.fe80@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 15, 2021, at 12:34 PM Gary E. Miller <gem@rellim.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > root should only be used when root is needed.  Keep the attack
> > surface as small as possible.
> >  
> 
> If only there were a tool I could use to invoke root power for a
> single command without summoning legions of hate monsters. Oh drat,
> sudo would not work for that.

Oh, I forgot to mention the obvious.  "su - -c CMD" is similar to
"sudo CMD", but without the problems of "sudo CMD".

So why are you using sudo instead of su again?

RGDS
GARY
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