On Mon 2003-03-17 at 11:43:00 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Le lun 17/03/2003 � 12:07, Greg Meyer a �crit : > > > So, I ask, what is worse? This scenario, or doing the supposedly bad > > > thing and logging in as root?
Cannot resist to comment :)
The scenario is worse... as example. First, someone *not* leaving the
meeting room on a call is quite impolite. Second, a company who has at
least two people acting as admin should be able to get some basic
installation/training (i.e. using sudo).
[...]
> I know how to fix that, but telling an ex Windows sysadmin how to do it,
> and then waiting for them to find their 9.1 CDs (what if the guy left
> them at home or loaned them to a guy in another department), or helping
> them setup urpmi to download the package (assuming they have a broadband
> internet connection), is a support nightmare.
urpmi.setup?
And you don't need broadband to install kdm. Needs probably less than
5 minutes with a modem.
> Wasn't krootwarning and the big bad red backgound not enough to get the
> message that running as root is dangerous? However, do we have to force
> that down people's throats?
IMNSHO, yes. The people who are able to grasp the implications of what
the warning is about will have no major problems in following some
instructions to replace the dm.
On the other hand, the typical MS Windows user/admin will simply hit
"OK", because they are used to do this all the time (that is not meant
as a flame, but personal experience with MS Windows users).
So, yes, IMNSHO someone who doesn't know enough about a system to
simply install a different package shouldn't log in as root under a
GUI. In the long run they will screw something up and you will have
much more work effectively.
Bye,
Benjamin.
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