can't run gnome as root - addition

[Tom H]

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:29 AM, Joep L. Blom <jlblom at neuroweave.nl> wrote:
>
> I work with unix-like OS's since 1971 when intrusion, theft, etc was
> unthinkable but we never used root as a user. Don't forget: root is
> omnipotent - just as each user in Windows when he has the knowledge,
> (luckily 99 % doesn't) -.

You may never have logged in root but I contracted at a company three
years ago where practically all the admins telnet'd (not ssh'd) as
root into all their boxes...