Why 'sudo'?

On Linux, Unix, and BSD systems, it's important to control what your systems administrators can and can't do. The best way you can do this is by using the sudo utility. This can greatly enhance IT security on your enterprise network. Knowing about basic Linux security or Unix security can help you out in a big way.

A linux administrator tutorial from beginlinux guru, the linux tutorial specialist. Information in this video could help you prepare for certain Linux certification exams, such as the CompTIA Linux+ exam, a Linux Professional Institute exam (LPI exam), or a Red Hat Linux certification exam.

Be sure to check out my "Mastering Linux Security and Hardening" book:
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Also, be sure to check out the book, "Sudo Mastery", which is an excellent full-length reference book about sudo.

[YesikIT]

Great work Donald ! I especially liked how you explain "why sudo" by referring to enterprise needs.

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[SunHail]

however, keep in mind: passwordless sudo can bring a serious breach to system-wide security.

[andresho]

Completely a beginners on these stuffs, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[HimalayaGarg]

Live Examples will be more helpful for beginners

[iamlinux]

when I tried to analyze /var/log/auth.log for a sudo privileged user on my Debian machine I get the same output for the root : session opened- session closed . no user activities is logged . so am i missing something here ?

[anticeon]

linux is too complicated
they should replace sudo with rootapt install to installapt remove to removeuname to aboutand etc