DenverD wrote:
Sound advice BUT by no means at all the rule of law you try to insist it is and just to disprove your theory i had a system running as root for several years with a 24/7 internet connection never a single problem
and you suggest that? no matter their experience or individual networking security expertise?
rule of law? no it is your machine, if you want to log into KDE, GNOME, whatever GUI as root 24/7 that is your business...but, if want to propose to the new folks jumping off the Redmond Ship every day that that is the secure way for them to operate their new install, then you have to excuse me for stating my opinion on the matter..
and, imho for them it should be law....at least until the have better idea of the pitfalls....well, at least *know* what a "root kit" is..
but, tell me what task is it that *requires* one to log into the GUI as root which cannot be accomplished without?
DenverD
Case in point is my original post. In previous versions of openSuse, and Suse before that, I could open file manager (back then konk) enter root password as prompted, and perform tasks such as open, read, edit, save, etc. files as needed, without having to log in a session as root. Now without that capability, I am forced to log into a new session as root, which both takes more time and is something I'd rather not have to do if avoidable. If this is a bug I will file a report. I was hoping it wasn't, and there was a quick fix for this. If this is a "feature" well, I'll file a bug report anyway, or look for a better alternative. Thanks, Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org