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submitted 2 days ago by ssroxnak@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

Do you have a separate admin account, or let your "main" account have admin rights? Do you require entering a password/PIN to install software? Just curious about where people fall on the security-convenience spectrum.

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[-] ssroxnak@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I'll do that on my Linux machine if I have to do a lot of admin stuff. Otherwise I just stick to sudo.

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The only reason to actually sudo su is when you have to redirect to a file, as root, and tee is not an option for some reason.

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