From: slash@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 5/31/23 21:10, Lew Pitcher wrote:   
   > On Wed, 31 May 2023 06:23:55 +0200, slash wrote:   
      
   >> No, I didn't know that, thanks for the tip. I've quickly browsed the man   
   >> pages of su and sudo. Is there any practical difference between   
   >> "sudo su -l" and "sudo -i"?   
   >   
   > No practical difference, but perhaps a minor performance difference.   
   > With   
   >    sudo su -l   
   > you run two processes: sudo and su   
   > while, with   
   >    sudo -i   
   > you only run one process.   
   >   
   >> For example, with "sudo -i" do you still need to be in /etc/sudoers or   
   >> not?   
   >   
   > Yes, you will still need an entry in /etc/sudoers to run sudo -i, just   
   > as you did for sudo su -l   
   >   
   > With   
   >    sudo -i   
   > we just eliminate the (unnecessary) su command.   
   >   
   >> Any other advantage of "sudo -i" over "sudo su -l"?   
   >   
   > It's easier to remember? That's all I got :-)   
      
   Fair enough, thanks for your hints, it's always good to learn something new.   
      
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