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Will this replace the current sudo ?
by jmclnx 4y ago
Will this replace the current sudo ?
- dochtman 4y agoIt’s a separate project. We’ll see if/when these new Rust-based versions become good enough for people to adopt as their daily driver sudo/su.
- therein 4y agoI am sure they'll use the same name, though. Hard to come up with a name for this one. rsu, rsudo surs, sudors (and then /etc/sudorsers as the cherry on top)
- Fnoord 4y agoendorse surrogate I don't know. But if its a drop-in replacement, which aims compatibility, then the same name seems OK. And for most use-cases, this will be a drop-in replacement. Except for obscure configs. But I think that's OK. If your goal is world domination, you aim for the low hanging fruit first.
- zimpenfish 4y agoThere's always doas[1] if you want a simpler, safer version. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doas
- Gigachad 4y agoStill written in an insecure language.
- johnisgood 4y agoLord... name checks out though.
- jmclnx 4y agoNo such thing as an insecure language, only insecure programmers.
- Gigachad 4y agoImagine applying that same line of logic to any other kind of safety. "Airbags are pointless, just don't crash" The reality is that all programmers are insecure programmers. The ones arrogant enough to think they are not insecure are the most dangerous.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> The ones arrogant enough to think they are not insecure To be fair, I think the OpenBSD people have demonstrated they're pretty capable at writing decently secure software in C.