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From: Peter Abrahamsen <rainhead@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Opinion: ssh to root vs sudo
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:32:00
Message-Id: e3171c650610140129q13411177uf3b1197f750eb594@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] Opinion: ssh to root vs sudo by Christian Spoo
1 No, I was right, it's called sudoedit. visudo edits the sudoers file safely.
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5 On 10/13/06, Christian Spoo <mail@××××××××××××××.info> wrote:
6 > Peter Abrahamsen schrieb:
7 > > Also, I believe sudo has 'sudoedit' or something along those lines,
8 > > which presumably allows you to edit a copy of the file before suid,
9 > > then copies the file back.
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12 > Yes, the appropiate tool for this is called visudo.
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Re: [gentoo-server] Opinion: ssh to root vs sudo Christian Spoo <mail@××××××××××××××.info>