On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:54:08 -0700 Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm curious what you find you need to use a root login for. I used > to use that all the time, but gradually I switched over and on my > desktop system, it is extremely rare that I use it. (I think only > when the graphical display is messed up and I have to switch to a > console to fix it.) The places I do use a root login are for remote > admin, either servers or remote laptops and computer that I > administer. And in almost all cases, the root account is accessed > using ssh with keys, no passwords. I use it mostly to install software. I run dnf updates from a virtual console as root, and when I build the kernel or a package from a src.rpm, I use root to install it also. I have used the root password when an upgrade to a new rawhide failed. I could probably get by with using sudo, but like I said, habit. Why expend the effort to learn a new way of doing things that is no better than what I'm already doing? The only advantage I see with using sudo is that there is only 1 password to remember instead of 2, but that isn't an issue for me. Another minor benefit is that I always log in as root on the same virtual console, so that when I go to that console I know that I am root, and I take greater care. TLDR; if I had to I could switch, but why bother? _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
