>>>>> "w" == wb2oyc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
w> I wish that someone with the skills would put together a Linux w> better suited to the single user environment where many (most?) of w> us use our home systems. Free from all the hassles of permissions, w> root privelege to do this or that, etc! Right on! That's one of the things I like with linux. I can do whatever I need from my account without concerning myself with the stability of the system. That's exactly why "multi-user protections/permissions and such" is a good thing. w> I for one, get really frustrated with such things, and it really w> ticks me off that if I ftp a file then I can't move it to some w> directory before I unzip it or thin gs like that. That's what /tmp is for, and I usually have root logged in at the console, and switch to that window (or use sudo) every time I need permission to do something to the system. w> Everyone says don't run as root and use 'su' but damnit, some of w> this is nuts when the machine is really only an individual's w> workstation, or at least I think it gets in the way sudo is much easier than su, have you tried that? -- SSM - Stig Sandbeck Mathisen Trust the Computer, the Computer is your Friend -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
