[sudo-users] sudo run by root ?

[Jan Kalcic]

Michael wrote:
> There's this 'root ALL = ( ALL ) ALL' line.
> I don't understand why root should run sudo.
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>  m°
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Two important things about sudo are that:
1- password is cached
2- everything is logged

That's a different between "su" which should now make you understant why
root can run sudo.

Regards,
Jan