Re: Is this a bug?
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:06:26 +0530
"Mahesh M" <maheshmukundan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Once I tried using the deluser commmand and while trying to see how well it
> works, I tried the following command:
> deluser root
> And to my surprise, root was deleted. Is that good? Self-termination,
> suiside!!!
> I dont know if this is a bug, or if it has been kept for some kind of
> flexibility.
>
> I feel that deluser should not delete the root, even though it may be able
> to delete other priviledged users.
Unix is about power and yes, even the power to kill yourself! You have
to know what you are doing before doing it.
> Regards
> --
> Mahesh
>
> It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile,
> But it doesnt take any to sit there with a dumb look on your face...
> http://maheshmukundan.blogspot.com/
>
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