On Wednesday 19 September 2001 20:33, you wrote:
> Le Jeudi 20 Septembre 2001 03:25, Vincent Meyer scribit :
> > Maybe so - but I hate it. I spend half of my time logged in as root
> > because I WANT to be logged in as root.
>
> why do YOU want to do that ? don't do it !
> You don't NEED to log as root in KDE, and what YOU want may not be the
> best.
>
> > Loosing a lot of the things
> > I use in KDE in order to keep me from being a user logged in as root
> > is obnoxious.
> >
> > The KDE warning that comes up is plenty.
>
> no, not at all. I see plenty of people logging in KDE as root. grrrrrrrrrrr
> back to win9x if it is for doing such things.
>
> > If this is not a cast in
> > stone policy, I vote we either change it back,
>
> no
Well... if it goes to votes, I vote to leave it as it is now, and I haven't
seen it yet....
it is true, you a see lot of people logged in as root, unreal!
So the red background is a good idea.
How many people didn't see the warning and the instructions on NOT using the
software manager to update the kernel..? and they did!
they didn't READ the info.
Why would anyone want to log in as root, if you can do the same things
as user and then 'su' (Super User)
my .02
> > or that there be an
> > option to re-enable the stuff.
>
> maybe, that sounds sensible. but a very hidden option ( for example in
> userdrake as few people have a look at it and as to access root config is
> hide also ).
>
> > > It's a great idea, a good move : KEEP ON IT AND NEVER CHANGE THIS
> > > BEAHAVIOUR. How many times it have to say people don't log as root and
> > > use su or sudo instead. How many times ... even if root is not in the
> > > login screen, they do it. Really great.
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