Logging in as root

[Daniel Carrera]

Rein Mann wrote:
> It is very simple to turn your internet connection off while doing some 
> maintenance on your system and to do that it is very convenient to do it
> as root instead of 'su root'.

Viruses are not the #1 thing you should be worried about right now 
(until a lot of Linux users start running as root). Turning off the 
internet will not help prevent user error.


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