Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default

Re:Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default by TheEndless on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @03:19PM (#22173632)

Intersting, many tools require root by default to work. So i'm curious how integrated everything is out the box. Removing root is common practice for many everyday OSs, I'm intested to give this a try.

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Re:Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default by thenewnewguy on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @04:25PM (#22174209)

I believe they just mean the setup doesn't default to a root user, you can still use sudo.

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Re:Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default by ktpsns on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @05:02PM (#22174573)

Something which comes handy for me in everyday life is

     sudo -s

which gives you a root (login) shell, so you don't have to type "sudo" in front of every single command.

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Re:Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default by zerocrates on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @05:56PM (#22175056)

Isn't it "sudo -i" for a login shell, vs. -s for non-login?

For my part, I almost always do "sudo su" for this purpose... it's just what I'm used to.

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Re:Kali Linux 2020.1 Released – Non-Root by Default by resill on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @06:38PM (#22175407)

Pentoo has done so for years, if not since its existence. I've been using Pentoo for years, mainly because I like Gentoo, but also because everything has always run as root in Kali, which was always a major drawback for me.

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