One of the biggest reasons for not running as root is that any
script/app that you run will be able to make any damaging changes to the
system possible. If you do not run as root and hince do not have
authority to make system changes, then none of the apps you execute can
cause damage to those restricted files. So if you give the user you log
in as an ID of 0, then if you launch something with a trojan etc by
accident, it will have free reign on your system.
On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 00:46, Bob Stia wrote:
> Hello Sluggers,
>
> First quick question. Using SuSE 8.2. Have a dual boot W98 & Suse on
> different hard drives Used the partioner to delete 3 old partions from W98.
> /E, & /F. (hda) In their place I made an ext3 partition so I could back up
> from Linux to the other disk. (is now a partition on the other (W98 disk)
>
> Previous to that I had a partition on the second disk (hdb) which I had made
> vfat to make as a common ground for W98 and Linux files and/or backup for
> W98. This was called /windows/G. Now, since E & F were gone I changed the
> mount point for the G drive to E. This was designated in the partitioner and
> in my fstab file.
>
> However, when I try to mount /windows/E I get the message that /windows/G
> is not found in the fstab or mtab files. But it is no longer "G", it is now
> "E". What have I missed here ??
>
> Second question: Rather than continually switch from user to root I made
> myself (who is really root) a member of the "root group" Is there some
> unknown unforeseen security danger in this strategy?
>
> Bob Stia
>
> Hmmmm....Guess it should have been two separate requests/postings.
> Oh well !!! Answer on either if it pleases you to do so.
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