Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 05:32:03 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: being root Message-ID: <19980324053203.12151@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199803231821.KAA10919@pau-amma.whistle.com>; from David Wolfskill on Mon, Mar 23, 1998 at 10:21:11AM -0800 References: <199803231821.KAA10919@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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On Mon, Mar 23, 1998 at 10:21:11AM -0800, David Wolfskill wrote:
> * Don't use "su", use "sudo". (And track what gets done as root and by
> whom, as well as when.)
>
> * When you do change a file that you might care about, use RCS to track
> the changes. Neat thing here is that even if you use "su" or "sudo",
> RCS can track by your login ID... and you can use RCS tools to review
> histories of changes.
Eh? What's this RCS business? What do you mean "track the changes"?
Is there a good way to start learning about it without getting early onset
brain-burn?
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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