hgm.bg wrote: > Ludwig Nussel wrote: > > > I vote for automatically using user vdr when started as root to > > promote the unprivileged user mode and to emphasize that using root > > is not recommended. > > Is there any reason why a software should force anyone to do what seems to > be the best ? I use my vdr-system for years running as root and i'm happy > with it, no access from the outside world possible, so why should i waste > hours for changing a lot of stuff on my vdrsystem only because some fanatics > think i have to ? > > Yes it's better to run vdr with a non-root account and if i have to setup my > vdr-system completly from scratch i will do so, but until then please leave > the possibility to run it as root. noone prevents you from using Linux like DOS. Just add -u root and you are done. cu Ludwig -- (o_ Ludwig Nussel //\ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Development V_/_ http://www.suse.de/
