root the user is different from the / path component. And it's pretty useful! I'm on an Ultra 40 m2. When you've got an xdm running, you can't get to the text console. If you want to log in via root, you have to log in graphically. It's too easy to forget to set your session to failsafe.
If you forget, you have a /Desktop and /.gnome-* all over your root /. And suddenly you look like a jackass to your users, who'll see all that stuff. So, containing that stuff in /root is fine. I prefer /var/root myself, but to each their own. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
