Do u use your root account on a regular basis?

[Roberdin]

Instead of using a non-root account, like ur supposed to :P

[cscgal]

Not guilty! I always su to root whenever I absolutely need to.

[big_k105]

guilty :oops: . i have customized my root desktop the way i want it and dont want to have to recustomize my user. and it jst a pain to have to su into root when you need to use root. i dont know thats jst me :(

[odious face]

::raises hand:: like big said, im lazy and i dont wanna customize again or su all the time :oops:

[Roberdin]

guilty :oops: . i have customized my root desktop the way i want it and dont want to have to recustomize my user. and it jst a pain to have to su into root when you need to use root. i dont know thats jst me :(

same here.
So no-one likes cheese? ;) :P

[geocom]

not guilty I only use root at the command line never GUI

[spikes]

:: raise both hands and a foot:: its my system and I want absolute power!! even if it does corrupt absolutely.

root : like being superman in your own metropolis

spikes

[Tekmaven]

On linux, I am not guilty! I su whenever I feel like it, athough it sometimes is a pain in the ***. However, on Windows (Administrator account), I am 200% guilty.

[freebie]

On linux, I am not guilty! I su whenever I feel like it, athough it sometimes is a pain in the ***. However, on Windows (Administrator account), I am 200% guilty.

You can now do the su command in win2k/XP.
type 'runas /user:administrator "control timedate.cpl"
then type in the admin passwd and it would open up the time/date
you can only change time if you are admin.

[cscgal]

Ooh, cool.

[Tekmaven]

Well, the runas isn't new.. its been there since NT. I just don't need the added effort. I know what I'm doing.

[root]

For security reasons I only use root if needed.

[motech]

I ran as root exclusively for about 6 years...

Nowdays I have the hardware to just
"startx -- :1" as root if I need a gui
90% of the time I just use the command line.

[subtronic]

Hm,

There wasn't an option for me. I very rarely run as "root", but you really don't have too. I run myself using groups (god bless groups) and users. God bless chmod g+s and god bless sudo :)

Also, from reading this thread, I'm taking it that most of you think that "su" is short for "super user", it's actually short for "substitute user", you can run as any other user in the system, ie:

su

[freebie]

On linux, I am not guilty! I su whenever I feel like it, athough it sometimes is a pain in the ***. However, on Windows (Administrator account), I am 200% guilty.

The runas command was first introduced to Windows2k. There wasn't a runas command in WinNT4.0. There was a su.exe for WinNT4.0 , which was part of the NTresource kit.

[freebie]

Hm,

There wasn't an option for me. I very rarely run as "root", but you really don't have too. I run myself using groups (god bless groups) and users. God bless chmod g+s and god bless sudo :)

Also, from reading this thread, I'm taking it that most of you think that "su" is short for "super user", it's actually short for "substitute user", you can run as any other user in the system, ie:

su

Thanks, I always thought su was super user.
And don't forget to use su - "hyphen"
if you want to run your own .login instead of the user you su to.

[cscgal]

su is substitute user? I always thought it was switch user! :P

[jayant]

:eek:
what? I thought it was 'seduce user' :D

[)BIG"B"Affleck]

Definition:

SU (substitute user) The Unix command which allows you to become another user after entering their password su is most often used without arguments in which case it defaults to user Root Some versions of Unix only allows this command to be used by members of the Wheel group.

Ahhh Look at all the contributions to the aid of(XP) viruses guilty as charged. :lol:
I only run on Root when its a must do!

[himerus]

I ususally root my #### right on in there like I'm not supposed to do... but I'm a born rooter... maybe I'll have to work on that... :o