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Re: [cobalt-users] URGENT: Cannot su - while being admin
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] URGENT: Cannot su - while being admin
- From: Gerald Waugh <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu Jan 17 04:37:02 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, flash22@xxxxxxx wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Jeff Lasman wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, but this is nothing more or less than FUD.
> >
> > There's NO reason not to ssh as root. In fact, by default, ssh allows
> > log-in by root. If you don't believe it, just try it.
> Not on all platforms it doesn't...
>
> I'm going to respectfully disagree on this one, and point out a few other
> people who seem to have the same opinion...
>
<snip>
I have to go with gsh on this one!
You should never log into a system as root. (even for a console session)
Too easy to f***up.
when you have to su to root do your business and exit back to a user.
--
Gerald Waugh
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