On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:06:26 +0530
"Mahesh M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Once I tried using the deluser commmand and while trying to see how well it
> works, I tried the following command:
>                     deluser root
> And to my surprise, root was deleted. Is that good? Self-termination,
> suiside!!!
> I dont know if this is a bug, or if it has been kept for some kind of
> flexibility.
> 
> I feel that deluser should not delete the root, even though it may be able
> to delete other priviledged users.

Unix is about power and yes, even the power to kill yourself! You have 
to know what you are doing before doing it.

> Regards
> -- 
> Mahesh
> 
> It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile,
> But it doesnt take any to sit there with a dumb look on your face...
> http://maheshmukundan.blogspot.com/
> 


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