Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Albert van der Horst > <alb...@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> wrote: > > In article <mailman.17471.1420721626.18130.python-l...@python.org>, > > Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <SNIP> > >> > >>But sure. If you want to cut out complication, dispense with user > >>accounts altogether and run everything as root. That's WAY simpler! > > > > I didn't except this strawman argument from you. > > Of course you need a distinction between doing system things as > > root, and working as a normal user. You just don't need sudo. > > So you have to have a password on the root account. My systems are > more secure, as they do not have a password that someone could learn. > Yes, they do (if you use sudo) it's *your* password and IMHO it's less secure as you only need to know one password to get root access.
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