Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:36:47 -0800 From: charon@freethought.org To: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Safety measure [Was: Re: Ports?] Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990312213647.00a57400@mail> In-Reply-To: <36E9DAB0.94B62DE8@uswest.net> References: <199903122126.AAA86909@isis.dynip.com>
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At 07:25 PM 3/12/99 -0800, Nocturne wrote: >Root can delete every single file on your system with a single command >and do it before you even know it. Good point... I once did that to the /usr directory... back when I had very little idea about what this whole UNIX thing was... not a good idea! :) >I recommend creating a normal user account for yourself and use that >most of the time, using root only when the task at hand requires the >superuser privileges. And you can create a user account who's in group 'wheel,' and thus can su root if they need superuser privledges, but do most work in normal mode. Charon@freethought.org http://members.home.net/tuathadedanann/ "There's no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just as well give in and save your sanity for later." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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