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10.6: Enable root user on Snow Leopard
One of my reasons for enabling root is to allow my father, who lives out-of-state and has difficulty with complicated computer tasks, an easy method to back up his home folder. After logging out of his normal user, he logs in as root where he has a "burn folder" on the root desktop that contains an alias to his home folder. He just right clicks and chooses the "burn" item to commit his entire home folder to DVD-R that he can file away in his safe deposit box. (Yes, he also has an external Time Machine disk, but that is no substitute for cheap, easily managed, self-contained backups to keep off-site.)
10.6: Enable root user on Snow Leopard
not to be a pain, but you could accomplish that just as easily with rsync (and with a skillful application of launchd, your father wouldn't even need to log in and burn - that could be done automatically). I don't really have a position on the whole root-user/no-root-user debate, but as a rule I don't like enabling things that don't need to be enabled.
10.6: Enable root user on Snow Leopard
At risk of drifting too far off topic, I'll follow up simply to further illustrate one convenience of an enabled root:
10.6: Enable root user on Snow Leopard
It's clear you think this is simpler, and it's clear it's a system that works for you, so fine. Would I recommend it to someone else? Doubtful. For one, I'm picturing your dad's safe deposit box filling up with dozens (or hundreds) of old CDs that will never be looked at again... |
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