Re: Here there be Dragons! -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Here there be Dragons!
From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 12:14:54 -0600
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Yes, thanks for that observation, James! I've killed machines already. That's one of the interesting and esoteric advantages of Ubuntu - there is no su command to go into root. Technically there's an obscure workaround, but the standard su command is not available.

On 2/3/2019 12:00 PM, James H. H. Lampert wrote:

Just remember: Linux will always give you enough rope to hang yourself. Working from ROOT is a lot more dangerous than working from QSECOFR.

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JHHL

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