Re: One-user system. Was "One user system."
"One-user" is probably the correct grammar.
David,
From: David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 11:08:28 -0600
> And it's been designed with that in mind. Debian hasn't.
I wondered whether others had worked out a recipe for single-user. In
fact, yes, there's DebianDog. References 7 and 8 here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-weight_Linux_distribution
> I can't understand this. If you carry out your intention, then
> /home becomes just another top-level directory like /media.
> You don't need to put /root into it just to make a point. You
> can use it for just your data files, and not your dotfiles â??
> particularly if /home is on a separate partition.
I don't understand either. We're "at crossed purposes"?
root@joule:/root# df | grep sd
/dev/sda2 7159288 6635136 140768 98% /
/dev/sda4 131124764 12951820 111512132 11% /home
/dev/sdb1 3658244 2026200 1446196 59% /home/root/MY
Note that / is 98% full whereas /home is 11% full. The intention in
moving the root home directory from / to /home is just to have space
for my data.
Yes, 98% needs attention.
Rather than link /root to /home/root probably better to edit
/etc/passwd to have root homed at /home/root. Can try that.
> You may hit snags. Some programs might refuse to run, or do
> strange things because they're written to distinguish between
> root and an ordinary user.
Used it since yesterday with no significant problem.
> But hey, it could be quite exciting, like carrying a cocked
> revolver tucked into your waistband. One casual typo, one
> misplaced space, and you can blow away a whole disk.
I view this as an experiment. If I destroy the system, I reinstall.
The debian installer is moderately easy to use. =8~)
Also I have the spare machine ready to go as described in the smartd
thread.
Did you use DOS decades ago? Have you clobbered a DOS system?
If interested, try DebianDog or Puppy or my simpistic approach.
> Not really â?? except perhaps on Puppy where it's been seen as
> controversial, and hence discussed.
Discussion here. https://wikka.puppylinux.com/spot
Note priviledge and and security aspects.
> ISTR earlier posts where you've run up against permission problems, ...
Not my motivation. This computer isn't a mainframe system with
multiple users. I'm just exploring simplifications.
Thanks for the feedback, ... P.
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