Why is sudo -i then gedit better than sudo gedit?

Asked Aug 14 '15 at 20:42

Active Aug 14 '15 at 20:47

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I was looking at this answer and came across this:

sudo -i (to get a root shell, sudo gedit is not recommended)

gedit /etc/default/grub

I was wondering why sudo gedit is not recommended. In fact, it seems that it's better than the sudo -i method because a forgetful user may inadvertently run an undesired command as root, which can have a much larger consequence than the other way around.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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asked Aug 14 '15 at 20:42

Dessa Simpson

Thanks, that answers my question. What should I do now? Should I delete the question or leave it open? – Dessa Simpson Aug 14 '15 at 20:49
Never mind, I reloaded and a bar popped up above the question. I marked it as a duplicate via that. – Dessa Simpson Aug 14 '15 at 20:49

Why is sudo -i then gedit better than sudo gedit?

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