Comments on: About Sudo and Fedora http://www.lbotti.net/blog/2009/08/01/about-sudo-and-fedora/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Linux, Java, Python...just techie blogging Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lucabotti http://www.lbotti.net/blog/2009/08/01/about-sudo-and-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-10 lucabotti Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:20:23 +0000 http://www.lbotti.net/blog/?p=102#comment-10 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-9"> <strong><a href="#comment-9" rel="nofollow">Mike McGrath</a> :</strong> <p><!-- google_ad_section_start -->> I strongly believe Using Fedora and Administering Fedora should be kept as separate activities as possible.</p> <p>That’s pretty irresponsible. It’s like saying “I believe using a motorcycle and driving a motorcycle should be kept as separate activities”<!-- google_ad_section_end --></p> </blockquote> Hi Mike, I think that your terms of comparison are not correct. I drive a motorcycle (BMW R1200 GS, if interested) but do not repair motorcycles, apart from basic issues (tire pressure, oil level...) The notion that a Linux Desktop User should become a skilled SysAdmin is erroneous, in my humble opinion.

Mike McGrath :

> I strongly believe Using Fedora and Administering Fedora should be kept as separate activities as possible.

That’s pretty irresponsible. It’s like saying “I believe using a motorcycle and driving a motorcycle should be kept as separate activities”

Hi Mike,
I think that your terms of comparison are not correct. I drive a motorcycle (BMW R1200 GS, if interested) but do not repair motorcycles, apart from basic issues (tire pressure, oil level…)
The notion that a Linux Desktop User should become a skilled SysAdmin is erroneous, in my humble opinion.

]]> By: Mike McGrath http://www.lbotti.net/blog/2009/08/01/about-sudo-and-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mike McGrath Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:53:30 +0000 http://www.lbotti.net/blog/?p=102#comment-9 > I strongly believe Using Fedora and Administering Fedora should be kept as separate activities as possible. That's pretty irresponsible. It's like saying "I believe using a motorcycle and driving a motorcycle should be kept as separate activities" > I strongly believe Using Fedora and Administering Fedora should be kept as separate activities as possible.

That’s pretty irresponsible. It’s like saying “I believe using a motorcycle and driving a motorcycle should be kept as separate activities”

]]> By: kagesenshi http://www.lbotti.net/blog/2009/08/01/about-sudo-and-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-6 kagesenshi Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:27:31 +0000 http://www.lbotti.net/blog/?p=102#comment-6 instead of editing /etc/sudoers directly, edit it using `visudo` command. Its more secure as it does syntax checking. instead of editing /etc/sudoers directly, edit it using `visudo` command. Its more secure as it does syntax checking.

]]> By: Brian http://www.lbotti.net/blog/2009/08/01/about-sudo-and-fedora/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Brian Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:54:32 +0000 http://www.lbotti.net/blog/?p=102#comment-5 Or you can uncomment the %wheel group line in sudoers, and then add the users you want with sudo privileges to that group. Or you can uncomment the %wheel group line in sudoers, and then add the users you want with sudo privileges to that group.

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