Subject: RE: Why not use root all the time?
From: HAMILTON,STEVE K (HP-USA,ex2) (steve_hamilton2@hp.com)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 14:01:45 AKDT
I will often suggest that folks alias rm to 'rm -i' so that they are asked
about each file they are deleting...
A bit of a pain when doing a large number of files, but in that case you can
always use the absolute path to rm...
Another reason not to use root all of time is so that you will learn what
it's really like to manage a multi-user computer.
Not everyone can be root all of the time, and while it's good to know how to
do everything, it's also crucial in the corporate world to know how to
politely ask for something to be done for you. Running as a non-root user
on your personal Linux box will help you understand what normal users can
and cannot do.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Dieters [mailto:enderak@gci.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:39
To: aklug@aklug.org
Subject: Re: Why not use root all the time?
> Good point, while that particular command is not one you might do, a
> 'rm *' in the wrong directory could erase some valuable date. Maybe just
> don't do wildcards.
This is good advice even if your system is set up to ask about each file
unless you specifically type -f.. Because sooner or later you are going
to change distros or be on some other system and you'll type rm *
expecting to be asked about each file and instead it will just start
deleting all the files willy-nilly. I learned this the hard way when I
switched from Mandrake to SuSE.. :)
Justin
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