Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
jdow wrote:
Of course not. It never did. An encrypted key ring is safe from "root".
An unencrypted key ring is open to root. So if you get root kitted your
passwords are dead.
And only the mentally deficient always run as root.
Reminds me of a co-worker of years ago, Doug, who was astonished and
pleased that every time he installed a Solaris system an account was
created for him without any special action on his part. Right, "Doug
Root".
BTW, does your assessment include folks whose computer is totally
isolated from any network?
I have not noticed that a network connection, or lack there of, has
any affect on typing errors, or other goofs that can mess up a system.
Yeah, but some will say that you can still "su -" and screw up your system
with typing errors. FWIW, I would agree that it is bad practice to always
run as root regardless. It is just fun to be contrary with jdow at times. :-)
