On 08/21/2013 05:03 PM, Temlakos wrote:
The new method, that creates a new non-super user, with Wheel privileges, has been a part of Fedora since at least F17. The idea is to make logging-in as root...obsolete. I gather most developers think it's too dangerous--leaves your system wide-open.
Personally, I prefer not to have wheel because I've been using the root password for admin reasons ever since I started using Linux. The one time I tried having wheel, I was a tad confused because it was asking for my password, not root's, and as soon as I understood what was happening, I took myself out of wheel. I presume that it's still possible to install that way, or at least to set a root password either at install, or once you're logged in. (Needing to use sudo for that may be a problem, because I'm in the habit of customizing my install and making sure that sudo isn't included because I normally have no use for it.) And, as I've lots of experience needing/using root, I've also developed the proper habits of being cautious when working as root, and dropping back out of it as soon as appropriate.
I can see the developer's point, however, especially if they're not expecting the average Fedora user to have the experience to use root judiciously.
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