Ubuntu as a server

[Duncan Anderson]

Duncan Anderson wrote:

> I should like to know whether it is problematic to use Ubuntu Linux as 
> a host/server. In other words, should there be any problem with 
> installing Ubuntu, enabling the root user login, and configuring the 
> machine as a mail or proxy server or as an SQL server or the like?
> <snip>
> Hoping for a bit of feedback...

Well, thanks everybody for all the feedback. You have confirmed what I 
had suspected, namely that Ubuntu is perfectly suitable for use as a 
server. Not one person said that it shouldn't be done.

As far as enabling the root login goes, it seems that is up to the 
administrator of the system. I would probably do so, because that is 
what I am used to. I can see the point of using sudo for certain things, 
but I am probably obtuse, because I can't really understand what makes 
it better that "su".

Thanks again.

Duncan

	
	
		
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