Re: [orca-list] sudo command

[lsmithso hare demon co uk]

sudo -s = root shell with same environment as the calling shell.
sudo su = root shell with new root environment, as if you'd logged in
as root


man sudo helps here.


Glenn / Lenny writes:
> Hi,I have always used sudo su, but recently I noticed folks using sudo -s.
> I have tried it, and that works like sudo su, even on Ubuntu 10.04.
> What is the difference between them, if any?
> Thanks.
> Glenn
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Les Smithson