vettnerk@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agowhich linux distro do you NOT like, and why?message-squaremessage-square406fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down110
arrow-up1284arrow-down1message-squarewhich linux distro do you NOT like, and why?vettnerk@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square406fedilink
minus-squareRogerWilco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoLike sudo requiring you to use the root password? Isn’t one of the principal reasons sudo exists is so you DONT need to know or use the root password to perform root-level tasks? It’s an idiotic choice on OpenSUSE’s part IMO.
minus-squaregian @lemmy.grys.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoAs far as I remember, sudo ask for the user password, not the root one. It is “su -c [some_command]” that ask for the root password.
minus-squareMrPoopyButthole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYou can modify the settings to get passwordless sudo.
minus-squareRogerWilco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoOf course you can. My point is, it’s a ridiculous decision on OpenSUSE’s part to ship it this way in the first place.
Like sudo requiring you to use the root password?
Isn’t one of the principal reasons sudo exists is so you DONT need to know or use the root password to perform root-level tasks?
It’s an idiotic choice on OpenSUSE’s part IMO.
As far as I remember, sudo ask for the user password, not the root one.
It is “su -c [some_command]” that ask for the root password.
You can modify the settings to get passwordless sudo.
Of course you can. My point is, it’s a ridiculous decision on OpenSUSE’s part to ship it this way in the first place.