Re: f20 - gedit

Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 20 Dec 2013 06:38:32 -0500



    On 12/20/2013 06:20 AM, Patrick
      O'Callaghan wrote:

    
          On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Tom
            Horsley <horsley1953@xxxxxxxxx>
            wrote:

            
              On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 00:35:45 -0300

                Germán A. Racca wrote:

                
                > Anyway, it is safer to use something like VIM to
                edit files as root, I

                > only tested gedit because I saw your email, but as
                root I use only VIM

                > to edit files :)

                
              This again? Please give a link to the giant list of
              exploits

              that have actually happened because someone ran a GUI
              program

              as root. I keep seeing this warning, yet no one has ever

              provided an actual example of any kind of root exploit
              happening.
              
                
        IIRC most comments are about not
          running the desktop itself as root, rather than specific apps.

        
    You mean like lowering inittab to 3, logging in as root, then
    running startx so you can get the full root gui experience?

    
    :)

    
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