On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:25:15 -0500 Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Already done that. Just chirping in again about why > someone relatively sane would want to log in as root... > I'm sure that I will get blasted for writing this but this is an issue that seems overdone. Whatever self-inflicted damage I can do as root I can do with su. There are many reasons that I like to boot into a new install as root to L5. There are quite a few things that need to be done as root. Sure, I can do all of these tasks from a terminal command line in L5. However, it is more time consuming and sometimes arcane (trying to find the correct executable). I don't think that best practices preclude logging in as root. In contrast, I think that the idea is to use an alternate user as your regular log-in, using root only as required. Again, I am unable to appreciate a great deal of difference between logging in as root and using su providing that you are only logging in as root to do system configuration and maintenance. -- "Neither Lifestyle nor Agenda" http://www.tips-Q.com -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
