Brian McCafferty wrote:
Can someone tell me what the reason is for the creation of /root? Why do you
make the root home directory no longer the root? I'm a little confused what
purpose this serves.
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My reasons:
I keep system configuration notes, .files from programs run as root, etc
in the /root directory so as to manage the namespace better. Things found
in / are generally things the system creates and manages, things in /root
are "mine" and I know that nothing uses them. And, whatever names I choose,
they won't conflict with automounter mount points, system files and
directories, etc. Oh, and by setting permissions tightly, nobody can snoop
thru the stuff.
Besides, If I happen to login as root on the graphical console, GNOME
fills the directory with all sorts of turds; with /root, at least they
are all my invisible turds :-)
-John
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