On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Albert van der Horst <alb...@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> wrote: > In article <mailman.17471.1420721626.18130.python-l...@python.org>, > Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > <SNIP> >> >>But sure. If you want to cut out complication, dispense with user >>accounts altogether and run everything as root. That's WAY simpler! > > I didn't except this strawman argument from you. > Of course you need a distinction between doing system things as > root, and working as a normal user. You just don't need sudo.
So you have to have a password on the root account. My systems are more secure, as they do not have a password that someone could learn. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list