On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:33:02 -0600 Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote: > > Please give me one reason why running a DB from root is bad. > Anything that has potential for a bug should be run so as to minimise so far as possible the scope for damage due to any bugs. Databases, being software, have potential for bugs. -- Avi Greenbury