On 2019-07-11 10:43, Adam Carter wrote: > > No, it's my way to run things as root, in general. I distrust su, sudo > > and friends. > > > > su is mature, well understood and the standard way of doing things. If you > had run an extra term in your X session that had been su'd to root, you > wouldn't be exposing a root shell at the console. Perhaps your distrust of > su is making you less secure? You might be thinking in absolutes, eg "su > is insecure" but its better to think along the lines of "is <some option> > more or less secure than su?"
I have specific reason for the distrust [1]. Your argument regarding _relative_ security is well taken. But I still feel that having the root shell outside of my X session would be more secure, providing I close the switching hole. [1] https://www.openwall.com/lists/owl-users/2004/10/20/6 -- Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. To reply privately _only_ on Usenet and on broken lists which rewrite From, fetch the TXT record for no-use.mooo.com.
