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>the only effect of the warning is to scare people Good. If you're not familiar with what sudo does, then you shouldn't be using it in the first place.
by alexb_ 3y ago
>the only effect of the warning is to scare people
Good. If you're not familiar with what sudo does, then you shouldn't be using it in the first place.
- kibwen 3y agoIf you shouldn't be using sudo, then you shouldn't be listed as a sudoer on that system. If you're listed as a sudoer, then you should become familiar with what sudo does.
- pxeger1 3y agoIt's an abstraction. You shouldn't need to be familiar with every aspect of what it does.
- teaearlgraycold 3y agoIf it’s your own computer you should be able to break it until you learn how not to.
- twelve40 3y agoi'd argue in a different direction: if sudo barks a scary unknown message at me, i'd avoid using it altogether and just use su, which is the opposite of what people should be nudged to do.
- kaba0 3y agoAre you familiar with every part of the stack you are working on, down to the hardware?
- salawat 3y agoYes. Largely through torturing my system and reducing it to non-bootable state and having to read up on what symbols I mangled this time and how. Why do you ask?