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sudo makes no sense
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this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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Either I have the right to perform the operation, or I don't.
If I don't, ask me for the password of someone who does.
If I do, ask me if I really want to elevate, but don't make me jump through hoops.
A prompt for my own password is nonsensical at this point.
And it reduces security, cause users choose a simpler password if they have to type it more often.
The prompt for your password is to prevent someone that happens upon your unlocked computer to take it over. Also I think knowing which commands can be run as superuser by a given user is considered a security issue, hiding that info behind a password prompt should at least help.
You can turn just turn the prompt off by adding NOPASSWD to your account in the sudoers file(s).
Pro-tip: Don't turn off the password requirement.
Pro-tip: Don't use sudo
Always login as root then?
Or, you know, only when you're doing root things?