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TheKnifeThrower:
When I have been using linux I have logged on to the computer using the root account. I have done all my stuff in linux using the root account. Should I be doing this? I have never done anything stupid whilst  using the root account which caused linux to be messed up.

Stryker:
No, you shouldn't.

Just like you should never log into windows with an administrator account, not that it'll protect you much.

[ June 08, 2003: Message edited by: Stryker ]

Master of Reality:
You should create a user account and use that.

Doctor V:
There is a handful of things you need to be root to do, and its safest and generally best to use root onlt for these.  If you log in as a user and attempt to do one of these things in the GUI, you will be prompted for your root password, and then that process only will happen with root access.  On the command line, as a user you can quickly and easily go into root mode using the simple command 'su' (and then your root password).  Every Linux user will tell you not to use root for everything like that, and you will likely learn why pretty quickly.

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Faust:

quote:I have never done anything stupid whilst using the root account which caused linux to be messed up.
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Can you expect this to continue indefinitely?

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