In article <[log in to unmask]>,
[log in to unmask] (Aaron T Porter) wrote:
 
>Clayton L. Hines ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>: In article <[log in to unmask]>,
>: Yes, it's contorted.  However, I also have a friend who, on his
>: Linux/Xwindows box, quickly switched to another xterm, and issued rm -rf
>: *, before realizing that he had switched to the wrong xterm.  Deleted a
>: good portion of his hard disk before realizing what he had done.
>
>
>        Exactly why you should not log into a unix box as root for general
>use.  Overly simple person not simple sytnax.
 
You know, I've brow-beaten the poor person many times over staying logged
in as root.  Maybe that was a lesson.
 
Clayton L. Hines                                         [log in to unmask]
Unix Software Specialist                  Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA