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[cl at isbd.net]

Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Albert van der Horst
> <albert at spenarnc.xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > In article <mailman.17471.1420721626.18130.python-list at python.org>,
> > Chris Angelico  <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> > <SNIP>
> >>
> >>But sure. If you want to cut out complication, dispense with user
> >>accounts altogether and run everything as root. That's WAY simpler!
> >
> > I didn't except this strawman argument from you.
> > Of course you need a distinction between doing system things as
> > root, and working as a normal user. You just don't need sudo.
> 
> So you have to have a password on the root account. My systems are
> more secure, as they do not have a password that someone could learn.
> 
Yes, they do (if you use sudo) it's *your* password and IMHO it's less
secure as you only need to know one password to get root access.

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Chris Green
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