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On Tuesday May 17 2005 07:53, you wrote:
> On May 17, 2005, at 8:20 AM, James Sumners wrote:
> > 3. Don't run as root.
>
> Ever.  Under any circumstances(or only as directed via install
> instructions, but even those can often be done via other means).
>
> Pull down sudo (if it's not already installed by default), learn the
> config, and use it instead.  It's considerably safer, and adheres to
> best practices.
>
> Jerald M. Sheets jr.
> Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
> McKesson, Inc.
> 404.293.8762

I am not going to have this "root" argument/flamewar on this thread.
There IS a case where one can run as root all of the time safely.\

For those that understand that, probably already know how. 
Those that don't usually cannot be convinced otherwise.
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