On 16/6/03 1:01 pm, "Zack Gilburd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please do not take the following offensively, I merely mean to provide you > with constructive critcism. Don't be silly. I always try not to let on when I'm offended. > I've noticed that on your posts to the GUML, you advertise your want to be > employed; Gizza job, mister..! >... However, I do not think > it would be wise to advertise yourself as a sysadmin, then post to a ML with > your root address. Pardon..? > IMHO, using root for *anything* except essential > administrative tasks is risky and careless. I most certainly agree. I rather like `sudo`, as it ensures that the administrator must be conscious of each root-privileged action that he takes - using `su` it is rather too easy to stay logged in as root for longer than intended. > If I were you, I would post from > a different user than root. Erm... but, of course, I do. I rather assumed that would be obvious. > Again, please don't take the following > offensively, but if I were in the market to employ a sysadmin, I would not > hire you because of your seemingly reckless usage of the root account. It's not really THAT seemingly, Sir: [silva:~] stroller% host stellar.eclipse.co.uk stellar.eclipse.co.uk mail is handled (pri=10) by mx1.ex.eclipse.net.uk stellar.eclipse.co.uk mail is handled (pri=20) by mx2.ex.eclipse.net.uk [silva:~] stroller% nslookup stellar.eclipse.co.uk Server: gentoo.lan Address: 192.168.1.43 *** No address (A) records available for stellar.eclipse.co.uk [silva:~] stroller% As you can see, stellar.eclipse is virtually hosted. Is it really a risk for me to post using this address..? > I hope that this did not come off as rude in any way, I just want to offer my > advice as a fellow Linux professional and sysadmin. Glad to have received it. I shall certainly reconsider my posting address - I do not wish the same address to be made in the futile. Stroller. -- Enjoyed this post? Thanks for reading - please consider employing me! Technical support / system administration - CV available on request Linux / Unix / Windows / Mac OS X - UK or anywhere considered -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
