Re: Is this a bug?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:13:47 +0200
Nyizsnyik Ferenc <nyizsa@bluebottle.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:05:26 -0400
> Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:12:10 +0200
> > Nyizsnyik Ferenc <nyizsa@bluebottle.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:49:31 -0400
> > > Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > > 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?
> > >
> > > If you wanted to delete the root user, it is definitely good.
> > > Linux does what you tell it to do. Unlike some "other" operating
> > > systems, which will tell you that "You must not want to do this; if
> > > you insist, you must be stupid."
> >
> > To be fair to the OP, many standard linux utilities ask for
> > confirmation before taking potentially dangerous actions, even when
> > those actions have been requested by the user.
> >
>
> Sorry if the word "stupid" was rude; I didn't mean to hurt him. I just
> wanted to make him know that he is responsible for his acts.
> The nice thing in Linux is that you can experiment freely, the worst
> thing that you can do is deleting your (YOUR!) data. But experimenting
> as root may be time-, resource-, and nerve consuming.
I didn't mean to imply that you were calling anyone stupid, and I
absolutely agree with your warning about experimenting as root.
> Szia:
> Nyizsa.
Celejar
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