From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:12:55 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > On 22/01/2026 00:20, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:50:25 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:19:35 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> sudo su is always wrong.   
   >>>   
   >>> It’s hilarious the number of people who use both programs in the one   
   >>> command.   
   >>   
   >> 'su' requires the root password and I have no idea what it is.   
   >   
   > Sudo passwd root ?   
      
   I see no reason to go there. I don't remember when the Linux distros   
   transitioned from having an unlocked root account with a password but I've   
   managed to do anything that needs to be done with sudo for years.   
      
   I wish I still had the source but we used to have a utility called 'gosu'.   
   Everyone compiled their own after modifying the source for their user name   
   and then set 4755. I think the owner was changed to root. Primitive, but   
   it worked and didn't require a password.   
      
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