On Monday 03 December 2001 07:55 pm, Rich wrote: > On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 12:27, Mark D'voo wrote: > > to get java working, run mozilla as root (is this safe ?), go to > > java.sun.com, it will tell you that you need the java plug-in, > > say ok, when it takes you to the new web page, click java for > > linux, it should download and install, restart mozilla, and java > > should work, java should now also work in galeon as regular user > > Hey thanks! I was having the same problem and it never occurred to > me to run as root.
It's not safe, and you NEVER should connect as root. For much the same reasons you should NEVER use Windoze to connect at all. In both situations, anybody has root capabilities. Even worse is the idea of d/l'g and installing while connected as root. -- ������Tom Brinkman � � � � � � Galveston Bay, USA
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