Re: Ownership Question
Telly Williams wrote:
> ... is changing my ownership drastically like this a good idea?
That would be a very bad idea. Trust us. Things were set up the way
that they were set up for a reason. It was not simply an accident.
> Isn't it bad to have so many files owned by root?
No. In fact it would be bad to have them owned by any user other than
root.
> If my system got compromised then they could do whatever.
If your system was compromised then they could do whatever regardless
of the ownership of those files.
Note that I am assuming that you are talking about system files.
Files in your $HOME directory should be owned by you of course.
It would be best to simply continue using the system until you learn
more about it. When you understand how your system works then you
will realize that root is the best owner for those files. Later you
will look back on this and laugh.
Bob
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