Root Logins in X...

[Dr. Diesel]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Brian Wheeler <bdwheele at indiana.edu> wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 13:13 +0100, Morgan Olausson wrote:
> > Hi, I am a non technical user of Fedora.
> >
> > I think there should (and finally will) be two different versions:
> >
> > (I) For non-technical users a version that just works. Easy to install,
> > all settings are default. Simply a for free Microsoft Windows
> > replacement. This is the Linux version that will be most widely spread.
> > Most users have absolutely no idea of how to use a terminal window, and
> > with this version they will not need to know it.
>
> You don't want non-technical users logging into the machine as root by
> default no matter what because, as they say:  unix gives you enough rope
> to shoot yourself in the foot. These situations are much better handled
> with a non-privileged user logging in and then using sudo or the gui
> equivalent.  So the root login thing doesn't really apply here.
>
> I think a minimal "yukky" root desktop for maintenance is really the
> right way to go:  it discourages unsafe usage, and it is obvious that
> you're there to fix something.
>
> Brian
>

Great, we are on the way to hundreds of "Are You Sure" pop up windows....

There is nothing wrong with root X IMO.

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