[sudo-users] sudo run by root ?

[Galen Johnson]

It should also be pointed out that sudo can be configured not to allow root to sudo.

=G=

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From: sudo-users-bounces at courtesan.com [mailto:sudo-users-bounces at courtesan.com] On Behalf Of Jan Kalcic
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:48 AM
To: Michael
Cc: sudo-users at sudo.ws
Subject: Re: [sudo-users] sudo run by root ?

Michael wrote:
> There's this 'root ALL = ( ALL ) ALL' line.
> I don't understand why root should run sudo.
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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
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