Sudo is one of the most powerful and dangerous tools in the Unix or Linux system administrator's toolbox. With it, an ordinary user can run commands just as if he or she were the superuser or any ...

From fork bombs to fake “language pack” removals, these commands can wreck Linux fast. Here’s what they do and how to stay ...

The sudoers file can provide detailed control over user privileges, but with very little effort, you can still get a lot of benefit from sudo. In this post, we’re going to look at some simple ways to ...

Sudo is well known for its ability to provide very limited scope superuser privileges to otherwise normal users on Unix systems. Thus the name “sudo” (for “superuser do”). Users who run commands with ...

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A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

Gsudo, the open-source alternative by Gerardo Grignoli, has been providing sudo features on Windows long before Microsoft ...

Microsoft opened its arms to Linux during the Windows 10 era, inventing an entire virtualized subsystem to allow users and developers to access a real-deal Linux command line without leaving the ...

Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators better manage policy files that determine which ...