on Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 07:10:24PM +0000, Martin WHEELER ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > > I become root about a hundred million times a day. > > So why not just log on to VC1 (Alt+Ctrl+F1) as root; and VC2 > (Alt+Ctrl+F2) as user? Then just hot-key between them, as required.
This only works if you can physically secure your system. I prefer *not* to leave *any* open sessions on VCs, particularly when I'm running principally in X and forget about them. Better to have an x-terminal open to root, IMO, if you really need it. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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