Quoting Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu>:

> How does sudo hurt security?  Is it because it can allow a user to become 
> root without a password?  That does seem like a bad idea for several 
> reasons that I will not go into.  My question:  Is it possible to 
> configure sudo so that a password is always required?  That would be my 
> preferred way of using it.  It would be best for me if different users 
> could have different passwords for accessing root permissions.  Does sudo 
> allow that?
> 
> Mike
> 

If properly configured sudo will request the user to re-enter their own password
in order to gain the root privelege. Additionally, using the sudoer file one
can limit users to being able to use sudo only for specific commands.

Josh 

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