Nick, It is bad/good practice to login as root. If you have multiple things to setup & install & yast & etc then logging in as root is great - saves you typing the root password in all the time.
If you want to write files etc in your account, surf the net, join chat rooms, etc (as root) it is bad practice It is one of the steps to learning - you need to make a few mistakes to find things out for yourself. ============================== To become root, it is better to use an xterm and do ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] cause then you can open the graphical tools and do things. You do not have those pesky messages about "no permission to open X window type message". Simply doing su - and entering the root password on a suse 9.2 box will mean you cannot open a graphical tool. And, lets face it, there are many times when you do want to open a graphical tools as root on the box (such as ethereal to monitor network traffic). Derek. On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Nick Rout wrote: > Please don't log in to X as root. It is a bad practice. > > Take the earlier advice and use an xterm in kelvyn's login and use su to > become root. > > -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. Any fool can write code that IndraNet Technologies Ltd. a computer can understand. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good programmers write code ph +64 3 365 6485 that humans can understand. Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ Martin Fowler
