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   pk to J.O. Aho   
   Re: Virtual Machine   
   05 Apr 08 18:19:38   
   
   From: pk@pk.invalid   
      
   J.O. Aho wrote:   
      
   > Sure sudo is "great", but I don't feel it as secure as su, as you continue   
   > to use the user password, while using su you need to know the root   
   > password before you can do anything.   
      
   Actually, sudo can be configured to request the /root/ password, instead of   
   that of the user. See the "rootpw" flag in man sudoers.   
      
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