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.