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Do "su -" or "sudo", but not "su" only.

Postby morgano » Nov 9th, '20, 23:33

David W Hodgins created Never use just su.

Worth reading.

An alternative is to use sudo, after configuring it.
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Re: Do "su -" or "sudo", but not "su" only.

Postby doktor5000 » Nov 10th, '20, 00:31

FWIW, the only time I use "su" on a fresh installation is to run visudo. Never had any issues.
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