[ILUG] login as root

[kengu at credo.ie]

# From: donncha.ocaoimh at tradesignals.c
# Sent: 07 April 1999 11:21
# To: ilug at linux.ie
# Subject: [ILUG] login as root (was Re: [ILUG] Re:
# --------------
# Why bother running an OS that protects its' files from accidental user
# deletion when you use it as a super-user who can delete these files
# anyway. Makes no sense. Might as well use Windows.. Making yourself a
# normal user forces you to be conscious of what you are
# doing in the filesystem because you can't do aything to the system
# directories without typing "su" and typing the root password any time
# you want to do something dangerous.
# It makes you feel a lot safer when you know you can do rm -fr
# / and only
# mess up your own files..
#

I'd have to agree here. Although my linux box at home isn't connected to the
Internet (at all) I do tend to log in as root very rarely and use different
accounts for different purposes.
For example I have an 'ilug' account for experimenting with different designs
for the ilug website, a 'ken' ac for personal stuff and a 'prog' for programming.
It helps me remain focused on the task in hand, to say the least.


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