> > It is stated very clearly in documentation all over that you should
> > run as root as little as possible... Besides, it is common sense.
> > When I first taught myself Unix, this was impressed on me very
> > clearly. The Linux NAG and SAG mention it, I'm sure, as do some
> > various HOWTOs.
It's also important not to use Netscape as root (or other mail tools as
root) when sending mail to the Debian mailing lists. I get lots of posts
that don't go through, because the sender is root or another system user
that Smartlist recognizes.
Pete
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> It is stated very clearly in documentation all over that you should
> run as root as little as possible... Besides, it is common sense.
> When I first taught myself Unix, this was impressed on me very
> clearly. The Linux NAG and SAG mention it, I'm sure, as do some
> various HOWTOs.
gee, in
It is stated very clearly in documentation all over that you should
run as root as little as possible... Besides, it is common sense.
When I first taught myself Unix, this was impressed on me very
clearly. The Linux NAG and SAG mention it, I'm sure, as do some
various HOWTOs.
BG Lim <[EMAIL PROT
On Jun 20, BG Lim wrote
> I agree that nobody shoudl be using root. But for newbies its hard having
> to learn Unix adn system admin at the same time. By using root, you avoid
> all the 'Permission denied' messages.
For some months after I got Linux installed until I knew better, I had
my own acco
I agree that nobody shoudl be using root. But for newbies its hard having
to learn Unix adn system admin at the same time. By using root, you avoid
all the 'Permission denied' messages.
BG
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