When managing your /etc/sudoers files, it’s a good idea to organize user privileges in ways that make them easier to manage over the long haul and to assign permissions based on the roles that users ...

I have a Ubuntu 10.10 VPS that is experiencing a strange problem. I log in as my normal user (dustin) using a keypair, then try and 'su -' into root. The ssh session closes immediately. Looking at the ...

A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Dirty Pipe' allows local users to gain root privileges through publicly available exploits. Today, security researcher Max Kellermann responsibly disclosed the ...