My personal blog| anagogistis
My personal blog| anagogistis
Rust continues its deeper integration into the most popular Linux distribution Ubuntu is advancing its commitment to system security by replacing one of its core components. Experimental builds of the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 now use sudo-rs by default — a Rust-based rewrite of the classic sudo utility. This decision is part of an initiative to transition to more secure and reliable implementations of essential utilities, eliminating typical C code vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, use...| TechPlanet
Photo by Kvistholt Photography on Unsplash It is common to run some commands via the postgres account as it is the de facto PostgreSQL super user. This means that if you're running these commands remotely, you'll need to chain sudo: ssh pg-host sudo -i sudo -u postgres ... If you're in char| Ian's notes
Instead of copying (i.e. via scp or rsync), you can sudo cat the remote file, and pipe it (since pipes cross the SSH boundary) to a local file: For example: Happy copying!| Ian's notes
I've discovered a great PAM module for using an SSH agent to authenticate the user for sudo access. I'm planning on installing it on all of my Linux servers.| and1equals1.blogspot.com
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