Subject: Re: Why not use root all the time?
From: James Zuelow (jamesz@ideafamilies.org)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 09:12:14 AKDT
> I can do? Promoting myself to su doesn't make me any smarter. Are
> there any security concerns I am unaware of? Is there anyone out there
> that uses root all the time or am I just living on the edge? Thanks.
>
> root
>
Try this as a normal user:
cd /
rm -rf *
Then try it as root.
You might not intentionally issue the above commands, but unless you are
100% sure you never make a typo, only use root when you need to. It
will save a lot of grief in the end.
Cheers,
James
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