On 2007-01-09, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Unfortunately, some things flat out require a GUI. [...] > Except that many apps are GUI apps and expect that you will already have > elevated priviledges when you run them. The Oracle installer and the > CrossOver Office configuration tool are two that come to mind right off > the top of my head.
I agree that some things require a GUI but IMHO not much of these require root privileges. The Oracle installer indeed requires the use of it's GUI. However: the installation should not be performed as root! One of the first steps in setting up Oracle (Database or Application Server) require the configuration of the "oracle" user account. The ORACLE_* variables are only set correctly for the oracle user. I usually set up X forwarding to my workstation and launch the GUI locally so we don't need to setup X on a server. As for CrossOver: I fail to see why you would need an Office suite as root. HTH Bram -- # Mertens Bram "M8ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux User #349737 # # debian testing kernel 2.6.18-3-686 i686 1024MB RAM # # 15:16:12 up 11 days, 6:10, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 # -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
