no root passwd debian

[Alexander Short]

At one point they used a INTL-MAG generic, then they went using one per
brand but they may have gone back.

For Velocity etc we exclude type 5-6 etc and double the SKUs (dollar
wise)

Alexander Short
Network Operations Manager

Iovate Health Sciences Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Ian
Petersen
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:44 PM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: no root passwd debian

On Nov 22, 2007 5:51 AM, Scott Allen <scotta-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> If you want su to provide the same environment as when you "actually"
> log in, use the "-" switch.
>
> For root:
> su -
>
> For other users:
> su - <username>

Just for some variety, you can accomplish the same thing with

sudo -i

or for another user

sudo -i -u <username>

If your sudoers file is setup like mine (which may or may not be
recommended), sudo -i takes you to root with no password, whereas su -
requires a password.

Ian

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