Well I have been running Unix systems for over 10 years and been using linux since kernel 0.97 and I have NEVER mad a mistake because I was logged in as root. If you are prone to do that, maybe you chose the wrong career.
Anyway, is there an alternative to xlock on RH 8.0? Thanks, CC -----Original Message----- From: Jan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Screensavers as root Robert Adkins wrote: > NEVER LOGIN DIRECTLY AS ROOT. Especially a full X-Windows desktop. > > 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 [... etc etc etc] > 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ---------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
