---
title: "sudon't – Tony Finch"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/sudon-t-tony-finch-8sd1pw48a
source_url: https://dotat.at/@/2024-05-02-sudo.html
type: article
source: "Lobsters"
published: 2024-05-03T06:46:47.388Z
updated: 2024-11-16T02:20:49.086Z
tags: ["authentication", "security", "sysadmin"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# sudon't – Tony Finch

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses the author's opinion on the reasons for using sudo and presents alternative tools for avoiding mistakes, reasoning behind not logging in directly as root, and the utility of sudo as a general-purpose tool.

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Tags: [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#sysadmin](https://daily.dev/tags/sysadmin)

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