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Why doesn't “sudo su” in a shell script run the rest of the script as root?
A sample script can be as below:
#!/bin/bash
sudo su
ls /root
When using ./test.sh as the normal user, instead run ls as super user and exit, it switches to root; and when I logout, it executes ls ...
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vote
3answers
559 views
Shell script to become root
How can we write a shell script to become root?
That is I donot want to input the password at prompt it should be within the script itself. I was trying to make but failed to do so.Is it possible, if ...
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votes
2answers
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Bash Process Substitution does not work as 'root' on OS X
OS X 10.6.8, if I use Bash Process Substitution as 'root', it just doesn't work.
Is it supposed to be so?
Why?
Note: here's what I mean... "<(list)"
mysql -D robottinosino < <(echo ...
0
votes
2answers
440 views
shell script to execute in root mode
I need execute script that have commands which should be run in root mode.
If I put sudo before command then when I run script I see permission denied ( I don't have a chance to write password).
If I ...
9
votes
3answers
733 views
Is it safe to close shell just by clicking “X” or using “ctrl+d”?
Is it safe to close shell just by clicking "X" or using "ctrl+d" while logged in as root with su or is it safer to close it by typing "exit"? Is there any difference (security-wise) at all or is it ...
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votes
2answers
5k views
Why is Debian's root shell colorless?
Are there any security concerns? What is the best way to enable it?
5
votes
2answers
2k views
Write to a file without redirection?
I am writing a regular compiled application that needs to create a special file and write a magic cookie into it. I can’t write the file directly from the application, the system security model ...
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votes
7answers
957 views
Is it bad practice to set root's shell to something other than the default?
Once a friend of mine (who is an experienced Unix/Linux user) told me that setting root's shell to something other than sh (i.e bash or zsh) might create problems, because some script might assume ...
