vettnerk@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agowhich linux distro do you NOT like, and why?message-squaremessage-square331fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down18
arrow-up1250arrow-down1message-squarewhich linux distro do you NOT like, and why?vettnerk@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square331fedilink
minus-squareRogerWilco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.
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.