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Confessions of a Real-World Linux Admin: “I Always Login As Root.”

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: August 11, 2006]

This is not funny but it is a hard reality. Many new sys admin prefer to login as root.

FTA, "There are over ten million businesses in America that support fewer than 20 employees, each. Many are start-ups or otherwise minimally capitalized, and Linux fills a networking need without straining the budget... especially when they don’t bother hiring professional help."

Kurt manages the office for one of them (via).

As an experienced admin, I do not recommend running anything as root:

Always remember that no computer system can ever be completely secure, you can make crackers job hard only :)

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