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On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 16:37 +0100, trewornan wrote: > --- On Mon, 25/5/09, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Depends on how you look at it. For some it's > > easier. I just use sudo > > Yes, sounds all well and good until you have a real problem and need to boot into > recovery mode or something - then all of a sudden 'just use sudo' isn't going to > cut it. I thought it was the M$ brigade which were well known for spreading FUD! I favourite incantation is 'sudo su -'. It gives me this warm fuzzy feeling that it's setup my environment correctly. I don't know if it's an improvement over the other suggestions though. I never got round to experimenting enough. Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United Kingdom. Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 348 3873 20. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html