Re: Login as a root
On (17/06/05 20:30), David E. Fox wrote:
> On 13 Jun 2005 23:27:30 -0700
> "puishor" <puishor@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I really need that, because I use linux as a desktop , on a single
> > machine, so there is no need for any security issues ;I'm the only user
> > and the only admin... so I do not need any user...
>
> It's still a good idea to create a user and not run everything as root
> - use root when only necessary to do so.
>
> An easy way I find to switch over to root is to just have another
> konsole window up with root access. In konsole just click on new root
> konsole and a new tab will be created where you can type the root
> password. Then all you need to do is mouse click from a user konsole to
> a root one when you need to be root.
Or better still, use sudo.
Regards
Clive
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