Comments on: Confessions of a Real-World Linux Admin: “I Always Login As Root.” http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Matt A http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1829 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:19:01 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1829 I have almost always logged in as root to adminster our servers. But I will now rethink that after your interesting exchange with "Kurt". I see the error of my ways, though I do find it a hassle to sudo. Thanks for the enlightenment. I have almost always logged in as root to adminster our servers. But I will now rethink that after your interesting exchange with “Kurt”. I see the error of my ways, though I do find it a hassle to sudo. Thanks for the enlightenment.

]]> by: johnson http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1729 Wed, 02 May 2007 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1729 Dear Sir when i change hosts name then i got the error kindly advise how to reconfigure sudo sudo: unable to lookup edubuntu via gethostbyname() Dear Sir

when i change hosts name then i got the error

kindly advise how to reconfigure sudo

sudo: unable to lookup edubuntu via gethostbyname()

]]> by: Confessions of a Real-World Linux Admin: “I Always Login As Root.” | nixCraft http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1667 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:49:29 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1667 [...] Kurt manages the office for one of them (via). [...] […] Kurt manages the office for one of them (via). […]

]]> by: P.Woods http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1457 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:28:36 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1457 Great typo. it makes the guys with the bling, who chant instead of sing "wrappers". Great typo. it makes the guys with the bling, who chant instead of sing “wrappers”.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1438 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:53:43 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1438 Hi rossiFan. BTW: <strong>Your</strong> point is well taken. Hi rossiFan.
BTW: Your point is well taken.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1436 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:03:36 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1436 Hi rossiFan. Oh. Did B Lewis have something to say beyond insulting the gracious host? I failed to notice. At EB, points by inconsiderate guests must be ignored until they grow up and behave like adults. (I learned this from the <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/dogwhisperer/" rel="nofollow">Dog Whisperer</a>. I was totally sold when it worked on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Whisperer" rel="nofollow">Cartman</a>.) Hi rossiFan.
Oh. Did B Lewis have something to say beyond insulting the gracious host?

I failed to notice.

At EB, points by inconsiderate guests must be ignored until they grow up and behave like adults.

(I learned this from the Dog Whisperer. I was totally sold when it worked on Cartman.)

]]> by: rossiFan http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1435 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:29:32 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1435 B Lewis may be a (insert adjective here), but he makes a good point in that the use of sudo is better suited for large *nix shops with more than 5 admins. B Lewis may be a (insert adjective here), but he makes a good point in that the use of sudo is better suited for large *nix shops with more than 5 admins.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1432 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:49:42 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1432 Hi B Lewis. I'm superior only in the sense that I'm your host. It's my dime. I'm not Vincent Cerf, or better yet, Todd Underwood of Renesys. I'm trying to entertain and educate. If I don't entertain you, or in any way enlighten you, or soften your zealotry, at least around the edges, I am 100% certain you can find like-minded people anywhere else on the web. Todd's blog is fabulously technical, but I'll warn you... he's less patient with zealots than I. ------------------- Hi Mary. And the answer is... "Yes! Absolutely!" Hi B Lewis.
I’m superior only in the sense that I’m your host. It’s my dime.

I’m not Vincent Cerf, or better yet, Todd Underwood of Renesys. I’m trying to entertain and educate.

If I don’t entertain you, or in any way enlighten you, or soften your zealotry, at least around the edges, I am 100% certain you can find like-minded people anywhere else on the web.

Todd’s blog is fabulously technical, but I’ll warn you… he’s less patient with zealots than I.

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Hi Mary.
And the answer is… “Yes! Absolutely!”

]]> by: Mary http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1430 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:20:03 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1430 B Lewis: Are you this boring at every party you go to? B Lewis: Are you this boring at every party you go to?

]]> by: B Lewis http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1429 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:20:26 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/08/10/confessions-of-a-real-world-linux-admin-i-always-login-as-root/#comment-1429 OK, so to counter "Some commenters even expressed disbelief that any Linux user on earth would use root for personal login," you point out an example of someone who uses root for admin purposes only. But really, I'm just not seeing the humor. OK, you were just posing as someone making a lame argument feigning superiority; maybe you were really making a joke about people who do that. I'll try to laugh more. Although, I would think if humor were your purpose, someone like me taking it seriously would only enhance and perpetuate the joke. Shouldn't you be making replies that show even more cluelessness and feigned superiority to see how mad you can get me? OK, so to counter “Some commenters even expressed disbelief that any Linux user on earth would use root for personal login,” you point out an example of someone who uses root for admin purposes only.

But really, I’m just not seeing the humor. OK, you were just posing as someone making a lame argument feigning superiority; maybe you were really making a joke about people who do that. I’ll try to laugh more.

Although, I would think if humor were your purpose, someone like me taking it seriously would only enhance and perpetuate the joke. Shouldn’t you be making replies that show even more cluelessness and feigned superiority to see how mad you can get me?

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