#5537 HIGH Update.: Use sudo, not su, to get root.

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#5537: Use sudo, not su, to get root.
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  Reporter:  cscott  |       Owner:  cscott  
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  Update.1
 Component:  distro  |     Version:          
Resolution:          |    Keywords:          
  Verified:  0       |  
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Comment(by ffm):

 How would sudo prevent activities from becoming root? Since user olpc
 cannot have a password by default, any app could elevate itself in the
 following manner:

 olpc starts fooapp.

 fooapp executes command 'sudo fooapp1'
 fooapp1 is now root.

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