[root@notebook ~]# grep root /etc/sudoers
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
Question: Why does the root user need sudo permissions? I've seen it on different UNIX OSes. Can someone please explain this?
sudo
[root@notebook ~]# grep root /etc/sudoers
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
Question: Why does the root user need sudo permissions? I've seen it on different UNIX OSes. Can someone please explain this?
Best Answer
So that they can (from the
man
page):-execute a command as another user
sudo
isn't limited to allowing regular users to execute a command as root. Root can run a command as another user with:-Note that root will not need to supply the user's password.