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You can also just use `su`, run your command, then `exit`, but you’re right: `sudo dd` is much easier. (This obviously ignores that you should almost never use
by colejohnson66 6y ago
You can also just use `su`, run your command, then `exit`, but you’re right: `sudo dd` is much easier.
(This obviously ignores that you should almost never use `su`)
- na85 6y ago> you should almost never use `su` Why?
- colejohnson66 6y agoThe same reason you should be logged in as root. It has its uses, but you need to be careful as it can be easy to forget you’re running as root and screw something up. Explicitly putting `sudo` before every command makes it clear what you’re doing.