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Sudo on the Mac...


sudo ted

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others. #2) Think before you type. #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
posted 3 Apr 2006
  • mac

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#1
Richard Sheppard wrote 3 years 14 weeks ago

  1. sudo rm -rf /*
  2. WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
  3. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
  4. Password:
  5. saint_alphonzo is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

I don’t know when they ditched the Spiderman reference, but I’m sad to see such a bland statement. Probably dictated by Apple’s lawyers or something.

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