root in FC 10

Tom Horsley tom.horsley at att.net
Sat Dec 6 06:42:35 UTC 2008


On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:10:36 +1030
Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Compared to logging in graphically as root leaves you
> much more open to security flaws in the graphical systems doing much
> more than you were doing.

Ah yes, here it is again - GUIS are horribly flawed and
ridden through with security bugs.

If that is really the case, then no one should be logging into
any GUI at all for any reason since you'll be exposing your
own data to all those security kooties waiting to leap out
of the GUIs on them.




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