su command - Security concerns

[phoenix]

AoA

How safe it is to 'su' while internet in on?

supose I want to change ownership of some
file, should I 'su' from the user account, with
X on, internet on; OR

should I do CTRL+SHIFT+FX and login as 'root'
there?

which one is better?
I'm using Slackware 11.

[nomankhn]

Dear

su is good option.

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Noman Liaquat Khanzada Rajput
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[lambda]

How safe it is to 'su' while internet in on?

look, we can't turn off the internet just so you can type your root password. there are millions of people and computers on the internet. they can't go offline for you.

as long as your connection to the system is either at the console or over an encrypted link (like ssh), and no one's installed a keylogger, or is able to read keystrokes off your x window session, it's safe to type 'su'.

in fact, it's safer to use sudo.

[LinuxFreaK]

How safe it is to 'su' while internet in on?

look, we can't turn off the internet just so you can type your root password. there are millions of people and computers on the internet. they can't go offline for you.

as long as your connection to the system is either at the console or over an encrypted link (like ssh), and no one's installed a keylogger, or is able to read keystrokes off your x window session, it's safe to type 'su'.

in fact, it's safer to use sudo.

indeed