Re: [tlug] Who is www-data, and why do they want my CPU? [SOLVED]

[steven smith <sjs@example.com>]

Dave M G wrote:
> I had a little confusion about using "sudo" as opposed to actually being 
> root by using the "su -" command, which accounts for why I was not able 
> to gain access to the mysterious cron job.

You're not alone.  It took me a while to get used to sudo 
too.  It's nice once you catch on though.  sudo -s gives you 
a root shell if you really need it, but I think the 
consensus on the list is that it's bad form to use it.  Note 
that 'sudo -s' is not quite 'su -' in that it does not 
source root's environment.

Steve S.