> The main point of sudo is that it eliminates the need to enter the password for a while. I disagree, that's just an additional feature of it. The main point

> The main point of sudo is that it eliminates the need to enter the password for a while. I disagree, that's just an additional feature of it. The main point is that you can carry out admin tasks from an otherwise more restricted environment, so you only elevate your power when necessary. Otherwise, users might be tempted to always run whole sessions as an admin/root for convenience.