On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Andrew Ross <anross(a)redhat.com> wrote:
Hi Kushal,
>
> Btw, why we do need to use visudo than simple vi ? What is the difference
> ?
>
> Kushal
>
By default /etc/sudoers is read only.
visudo lets you edit and save. vi the same file and you have to force save.
/me guesses its just added security....
That's not the only reason. Try catching an error / typo while just
using vi/vim. With visudo, it validates syntax too.
Clint