On Monday 03 Feb 2003 5:13 pm, robin wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 03 Feb 2003 3:14 am, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> On Linux > >>systems i create a user and logon using that user but i "su -" to do 90% > >> of my work/playing around. > > > > So tell me why you aren't in just as much danger as he is for 90% of your > > time? > > When you use "su", only those programs you open from that terminal have > root priveleges. If you log in as root, all the other stuff does as > well. Like your Internet browser, for example (which reminds me, AFAIK > the only way to use Mozilla's automatic add-on installation is to run it > as root, whcih I really don't like - can't they just allow you to > download as a normal user then enter the root password to complete the > installation?). > Thanks, Robin. I guess I only half understood last time a I asked a similar question.
Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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