On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:29:09 +1200 Joel Peter William Pitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/26/05, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Steve Lamb wrote: [snip] > 2. Not logging into X as root is another benefit. Running a > single X > > client/app as root is different than running all of X as > > root. > > > You can run su within a terminal in X, no one mentioned > anything about running X as root. That's an aside from > whether to use su or sudo for admin. Amen, brother. Administration in an xterm using "su -" is, to maintain the metaphor, sinfully easy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
