From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe-24-221-98-238.az.sprintbbd.net ([24.221.98.238] helo=lnx3.holmesgrown.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 189nfR-00056f-00 for ; Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:29:57 -0500 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 189nfR-0000Lt-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 07 Nov 2002 07:29:57 -0700 Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:29:57 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Load time is rediculous Message-ID: <20021107142951.GA1347@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <009e01c285cb$7feeb1c0$3ccb8d18@erikdesktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <009e01c285cb$7feeb1c0$3ccb8d18@erikdesktop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: One really good reason for using normal user accounts is you are almost guarrenteed that your machine cannot be destroyed by a careless delete or mis configuration within your personal directory. You cannot do a 'rm -fr *' for example by accident:) I remember one time using my root account to post a news article or something and receiving an e-mail from a guy in Japan chastising me for using root for normal day to day activities. That was one sure way to get an e-mail from a far away:). There are actually a few utilities that will not allow you to run them from root. Postgres database server comes to mind. On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 02:33:37PM -0500, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, just one more note. I always log in as root. This is the only thing I > left out in my last msg. I know it's not recomended that ppl do this in > practice, but it's not like I'm administering the server for first national > bank. Smile. > Erik -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html