Robert Adkins wrote:
NEVER LOGIN DIRECTLY AS ROOT. Especially a full X-Windows desktop.[... etc etc etc]
There are many other things that you can do to run those apps as some other user. There is setting the SUID bit on those programs. (Which is always a winner, except that you need to read up on any potential security issues in doing so with the apps you need to run.)
Running as root can lead to a serious mishap that will ruin your
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One of the nice things about Linux is that you can do whatever you like - even if it isn't a good idea. It is still true that UNIX is an operating system for grown ups - IOW: there is no nanny to tell you what you can and can't do. The assumption is that you know what you are doing - ie, if you do something risky, you take extra care.
Having said that - I wouldn't mind being told this particular bit of information rather than having to hope that I will one day stumble over it in whichever obscure place RedHat have found good to place it this time. This is after all Linux, not Windows. Knowledge is to be considered good. Or is this viewpoint too subversive?
/jan
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