BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'
De:       The Natural Philosopher
Data:     Sun, 10 May 2026 00:55:28 +0100
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On 09/05/2026 18:35, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 9 May 2026 09:24:32 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> 
>> I wish they'd make this sort of change more explicit. It had me confused
>> for a while.  I have loads of other Linux based systems and I'm used to
>> them requiring a password for sudo so I don't have an issue with that. I
>> just don't like things like this changing without the change being noted
>> somewhere.
> 
> The RPi confused me too. If I don't have to give a password for sudo, why
> do I even have to type sudo? I like consistent and the Pi was the odd man
> out.

  I always assumed it was there (Pi's sudo) simply to avoid you doing 
damage by accident, rather than to prevent others from using your login 
to do damage.

'Here be Tygers' as it were...

-- 
"When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics."

Josef Stalin



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