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Operating Systems AIX issue with cd command on sudo
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Old 12-20-2011
For what reason? Simply being able to cd into a folder doesn't allow you to do anything that won't require further root access...
# 9  
Old 12-20-2011
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Originally Posted by newaix
But please let me know , how i can cd into /etc/security folder, since the same is accessible for root account only.
Technically,
Code:
sudo cd /etc/security

let you get in that directory for a small period of time. Should you want to do something there, see my reply in post #3
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