Re: [NTLK] root on OSX

From: Matthew Robinson (matthew_at_crescent.org.uk)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 14:32:47 PDT


the whole world is waiting for you to type

rm -rf /

and bury your head in your hands...

M :-)

> OT: I guess root can be "dangerous" if you don't know what you are
> doing, but since the release of OS X I have always used user root and
> have no adverse problems with the OS or any services running.
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> Shawn Hamachek
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of donald
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:56 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] nSync (NewtSync)
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> I'm always amused and perplexed by this statement, and I've heard it a =

> few times.
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> Root is enabled on my box, I use root when it's needed (never in the =

> gui) and I do lots of playing in the Unix underpinnings, with Fink and =

> X11, and most of the unix text files you could generally think of have =

> been modified... being logged in as root is silly, and worse than =

> silly, dangerous, as the various daemons in the system can run as root,=
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> when they aren't designed to.
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> The only time I have permissions problems is when I create them myself =

> by trying to move stuff around as the Admin that I've done as another =

> user, or a few 3rd party apps that don't set their own permissions =

> right (and then it's a simple rm -r in the proper /~user/.Trashes file)=

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> ~Donald
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> On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 02:35 PM, Shawn H wrote:
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> > I am logged into root as I always am in OS X. To may permission
> > problems
> > and or access rights when I use a regular Admin account. Normally you=

> > can not login as root unless you reset the password via the OS X CD
> > password reset utility :)
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> > Shawn Hamachek
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