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How to enable root access in the X-Terminal - Part II
In this article you can learn how to enable root access in the X-Terminal the easiest way, i.e. using rootsh package. This method is simple, but at the same time less secure (it does not ask for root password) and quite primitive.
Recently, a new package called Sudser has been released, providing more secure and more advanced access to root priviledges.
This package contains additional config files for 'sudo', which makes it work similar to Ubuntu. Unlike other packages of this kind (like the aforementioned rootsh), it can provide additional security by protecting root access with a password.
If you want to make root access more secure, after installing the package, simply type sudser in the X-Terminal. It will ask you for a password, and then it will allow access to root shell only after you enter the user password.
Another useful function provided by the Sudser package is that (unlike with rootsh where typing "sudo gainroot" opens the root shell and everything you do there has administrative rights) you can use it to invoke single, specific commands with root priviledges while other commands and operations still run with limited user permissions.
To run a specific command with root priviledges simply type sudo [command name]. If you want the root shell like the one provided by the rootsh package, simply type rush.
Ability to setup a root password and use the sudo command to run individual commands with administrative rights provides a considerably more secure and powerful environment.
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