begin quoting JD Runyan as of Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 09:39:35AM -0500:
2) root can read and write everything. root is the only user that can do this. If root is the only user, then attacks have access to everything
And? Why is this a concern?
-Stewart "It's all about the data. Everything else is replaceable." Stremler
People don't seem to recognize that the data is the reason the operating system, and more importantly, the file system, exist to begin with. And with a non-server machine, if the user's data is not of prime importance, then whose is?
It's funny that some make such a fuss about maintaining the integrity of the OS even though most of them routinely upgrade their OS by nuking everything on the drive but /home! Maybe some apps, but apps can be recovered by reinstalling, which I usually do anyway, as by the time I'm ready for an upgrade most if not all my apps are out of date anyway.
The ironic thing is, that's essentially no different than re-installing Windows. The only real difference being, with Windows I get no choice.
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