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mozex (was Re: Linux.ie as a Wiki (was Re: [ILUG] AGM Annoucement))

mozex (was Re: Linux.ie as a Wiki (was Re: [ILUG] AGM Annoucement))

Kenn Humborg kenn at bluetree.ie
Fri Oct 1 16:47:22 IST 2004


> 	Did you run Forefox once as root after installing?
> 
> 	There are some issues (or at least used to be) about creation of 
> directories and system-wide config files. So it's a good idea to run 
> Firefox once as root after installing it, before trying to run it as any 
> other user.

See - this kind of requirement is just stupid.  Running a webbrowser
as root is dangerous.  WTF doesn't the installer (or the post-install
scripts in the RPM) do this stuff?

Later,
Kenn




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