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Re:Beware of sudo on OS X by lisper on Sunday August 16, 2015 @03:12PM (#10069918)
Sure, it makes things more convenient. Convenience and security are always a trade-off.
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Re:Beware of sudo on OS X by adamnemecek on Sunday August 16, 2015 @04:41PM (#10070190)
The parent comment was probably asking about some specific advantages.
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Re:Beware of sudo on OS X by eikenberry on Sunday August 16, 2015 @05:17PM (#10070301)
Convenience is a specific advantage. It also is a great boon when you are used to working in multiple terminals or are running a lot of remote sudo commands over ssh (say testing an ansible setup).
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