Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

Computers run programs. From the earliest behemoth computers with their hard-wired programs to modern-day disposable calculators and desktop PCs, all our computers run some kind of program. John von ...

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 ...