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From: dsf5454@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: root access...
Message-ID: <1993Mar21.060147.18226@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1993 06:01:47 GMT
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Folks,
	Howdy... I know a guy who will install 386bsd on his computer. Now, he
says that when he does, he will login as root when he feels like it. Now, why
wouldn't this be a good idea? I've ahh...had this kind of experience before, as
'root', and know from my mistakes what can go wrong. ;-) But it would help to
add validity to hear from you out in netland like what kind of reasons why this
is wrong. (well, at least, _highly_ unrecommended).

--Dan

Internet: dsf5454@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (sig length inversely proportional to IQ.)