As a simple example, if you run rm -rf * as a user at the wrong place
you deservingly screw up your portion of stuff. If you run it as root you
could easily erase the whole system. When you are tight in space, and did
not think well because you were working too hard, these things can easily
happen.
atc
On 29 Mar 2001, Brandon Darbro wrote:
> You don't want to run it as root. You shouldn't be running anything as
> root unless it requires it... and then you should be darn well aware of
> what its doing before you do.
>
> *TheDarb
>
> On 29 Mar 2001 07:13:36 -0600, texstar wrote:
> > On Thursday 29 March 2001 02:16 am, you wrote:
> > > Take your advocacy somewhere else. This is a win4lin list. (Same goes
> > > for all the folks that occasionally threaten to buy VMware to "motivate"
> > > Netraverse.)
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> >
> >
> > Grabs a big bag of popcorn and a soda, this is getting interesting...:)
> >
> >
> > BTW - how come win4lin wont let you run it as root?
> >
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