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296636	2004-11-26 20:02:00	Okay, Ive not finished writing a Linux FAQ on running things as root, but I'll give you a quick Low-down: Why You Shouldnt Root-Around - By Chill. (The long answer) Running your system logged in as root doesnt seem like a bad thing when you begin - Basically it means you're never prompted for your root password to do system-wide changes. In fact you're not prompted for your root password, or prompted for much else either. This is for the simple fact that its assumed because you are root, you know what you're doing and are prepared to suffer should you do something you shouldnt. Speaking from experience (I broke my box 3x before I was told all this!), I can safely say its bad practise, especially when starting out to "root-around". End of the day, you want to be using a User account for day-to-day use. Should you need to run a program as another User (Or as Root), Open up a bash prompt and type: su - [enter root password] From here, everything you type into that terminal window will be run as root. This is good for installing system updates, new programs, changing system settings, and setting permissions for certain things. Should you want to become a different user altogether. type: su - joebloggs [enter joebloggs password] Feel free to run things, like konqueror, gaim etc from the command-line when logged in as joebloggs/root - The idea is that you're limiting yourself while you're somebody else so you dont break things accidentally, because believe me it happens! Now for the short and simple version: Open a terminal window: su - [enter root password] sh /home/lagbort/unrealcdmounted/linux-installer.sh	Chilling_Silence (9)
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