Effectively the resource must be freely access ... but it could be a good idea that to protect system file from a mistake of the default user.
After all, on our desktop, most of us are single user but very few log on directly on root account. On Jan 11, 2008 1:56 PM, Schmidt András <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my opinion there is nothing that the root account can protect on a > single user handheld device. > Phones are normally used single user. > When an application gets the rights for that user then it can access all > personal information and all network resources (Wifi, GSM network). What > else remains? What resource would you protect with the root account? > > SA > > Nick Guenther wrote: > > On Jan 10, 2008 2:58 PM, Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Are user applications and GUI run as root? If yes, is it safe? What is > >> the root password in OpenMoko, by the way? > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > -- Zitune "GNU/Linux is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who its friends are." http://www.april.org/ 010 001 111
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