On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 21:12 -0800, Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Wednesday 16 January 2008 20:19, David C. Rankin wrote: > > Listmates, > >
> > Even better (this is what I do), open a separate tab (or two) in Konsole > in which you run a root shell and leave it run permanently. You just > switch to that tab and run commands that require root privileges. I use > a different Konsole "scheme" (color pattern) to give me a visual cue > about which kind of shell I'm interacting with. Konsole also shows a > distinctive tab icon for root shells. > > Randall Schulz that _may_ be safe enough for you behind a locked KDE screen, but please don't try that concept at an alternate (f3 etc) tty. Even if your f7 is in screen lock, a simple switch to f3 (if you had a root parked there) would be devastating to your day. Tom in NM -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
