I don't know about the details, but there was a time when I used to login as root, and after every two-three months, the system used to become very unstable (used to crash all the time). The problem was solved when I started using a normal user and only command-line su for root specific task.
I think a GUI is very complicated and many processes run simultaneously. Running all of them together with root access may leave some damage unnoticed. On the other hand, giving single programs root-access is much more manageable. ___ Debasish Ray Chawdhuri -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
