![]() ![]() Next you'll have to call in ken, dmr, and bwk to slap you around a bit. Tobias Bergemann 09:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Reply Then that recent edit is vandalism. I fear that without such a note the article would be changed again back by the next editor who was taught the "substitute user do" expansion at school. The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.1.220.135 ( talk)Ī recent edit removed the "substitute user do" again with the comment "The person who makes something names it, Todd C Miller has said it is superuser do and thus sudo is superuser do." While I agree with this comment I would like to at least add a note to the article to mention that there are sources that claim sudo stands for "substitute user do". If you have a user on your system 'Arne', does su then stand for 'Arne user'? Stick to FACTS. You can run any command as any other user - period. It doesn't matter what TODD C MILLER says.Here is the complete and exact text from Todd Miller to me July 25, 2006:'The correct pronunciation is sue due / soo doo for "superuser do".' User:pottmi 08:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC) Reply.The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.1.220.135 ( talk) Is there some reference that states that sudo's name is tied to su? User:pottmi 08:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC) Reply.Sudo is a play on the "su" command by appending the verb "do." Seeing that sudo allows you to perform commands as other users, including non-root users, by definition it's "substitute user do." In my opinion the term "super user" is poor adjective for the real term "root user." The original intent was clear enough without using another adjective to describe it, which changes the definition. Commonly developers "su" to application accounts and so forth. However the "su" command is literally used to substitute users, and it doesn't have to be root. The original command is "su" which stands for "substitute user." People call it "super user" because you generally use the "su" command to obtain root privileges. It's one of the most incorrectly used terms in UNIX. Unfortunately in this case, Todd doesn't know what he's talking about.The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.1.114.104 ( talk) If Wiki is to progress beyond this power trip thinking that's currently debilitating things the 'nannies' are going to have to refocus on facts rather than personal prestige. There is no research to back this random statement up there is no history of skills on the platform there are no references whatsoever. Janizary 21:32, 23 February 2006 (UTC) Reply Todd should know what he's talking about, so I'll trust superuser do.Superuser do is therefore in all respects INCORRECT. Further: sudo, like su, only infers root by default: any other user account can be specified. sudo is based on su where it's substitute user all the way. Todd does NOT know what he's talking about.Both expansions of sudo are apparently widely used, so perhaps the article should just explain this? - Tobias Bergemann 16:01, 14 February 2006 (UTC) Reply Most other references I have seen say it's "substitute user do", but this may be historical revisionism, so to say. ![]() ![]() This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. This article has been rated as B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. Computing Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing Template:WikiProject Computing Computing articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of computers, computing, and information technology on Wikipedia. Find editors who have shown interest in this subject and ask them to take a look here.Create the Project Navigation Box including lists of adopted articles, requested articles, reviewed articles, etc.Identify articles for creation (see also: Article requests).Identify categories related to Computer Security.Review importance and quality of existing articles.Answer question about Same-origin_policy.Article alerts will be generated shortly by AAlertBot. ![]()
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