[olug] To Sudo or Not to Sudo, That is the Question

[T. J. Brumfield]

Recursively removes sub-directories and forces the remove, so it won't
ask for any confirmation.

I goofed once with my very first Linux box years back.  I was going to
remove a subdirectory under /etc but the / key is right next to enter,
so I got as far as rm -rf /etc and hit enter.  Now I use a bash alias.

-- T. J.

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I mostly only use sudo, because its what I know.. Also I know rm is remove
> but what evil things does the -rf switch do?
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:02 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> In a work environment it makes sense to elevate users to track
>> history, unless only one guy is responsible for that box.  We only
>> have one dedicated Linux admin where I work.
>>
>> I also think every Linux box (home or otherwise) should set up a few
>> helpful aliases to protect against the rogue rm -rf command.
>>
>> -- T. J.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > In the environment at work where we have sudo set up properly, I never
>> > su to root or login as such. At home, where I'm the only person that
>> > can screw something up, I'll log in as root.
>> >
>> > If you need tracking such as to identify just who it was that ran the
>> > command `sudo rm -rf /*`, sudo is a great tool. If you need to give a
>> > QA Analyst the ability to bounce a service without being able to
>> > modify that service at all, it's a great tool. For a sandbox or a home
>> > system, however, it's unnecessary.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Tony Reinke <treinke at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> T. J. Brumfield wrote:
>> >>> I never use sudo.  As soon as a I open a terminal (yakuake) I type su
>> >>> - and go straight to then running all commands as root.  If I have to
>> >>> do something as a normal user, I open a new terminal tab.
>> >>>
>> >>> I find it extraneous to constantly use sudo.  That's just how I roll.
>> >>>
>> >>> What about everyone else?
>> >>>
>> >>> -- T. J.
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>> >> It just depends on the system.  My systems at work, no one, not even me,
>> >> is to su or log in directly.  At home, it just depends on what I am
>> >> doing and the mood I am in.
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people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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"Nihilism makes me smile."
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