[NTLUG:Discuss] Ubuntu's use of sudo

[Terry Henderson]

Was just doing a bit of research on the difference in philosophy we
see with Ubuntu and was reading sections "Benefits of using sudo" and
following sections "Downsides of using sudo" and  "Misconceptions" at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo and the sentence that
interested  me most was, "The sudo approach reduces the likelihood of
a root shell being left open indefinitely, and encourages the user to
minimize their use of root privileges."  The part that interested me
most was the part about leaving a root shell open indefinitely.  Is
that really a vulnerability issue?  If so, how so?  Can anyone explain
that?
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