On Friday 01 Aug 2003 12:59 am, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: > Bill Mullen wrote: > It's not really our place to shield them from > the knowledge of how to do it. > > Logging into X as root is risky, and therefore not recommended. > There are times, however, where it may be more convenient, and even > more importantly, what the person wants to do. Should they be > allowed to gain the knowledge to do what they want with their own > computer? As long as it *their* computer *they* will have to take > the responsibility of what they do with it. > It is, however, our place to point out not only the dangers, but the alternatives. If a 'don't do it' reads as 'you're a stupid oaf' it's not helpful. Sometimes it's the 'really obvious' bit that's missing from the explanation, like the way to exit a root session on the cli, or the fact that FMSU gets round most problems in the easiest way. I suspect that part of the problem is that in later versions windows you have to log in as administrator to do anything serious, so the alternatives are a new mind-set.
In the end, once all the risks and alternatives have been explored, it's then up to the user. It's his machine that is at risk, not ours. Anne
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