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misusing root
Authored by: sjk on Sep 19, '05 08:04:51PM

Yeah, running Finder as root or logging in with a root GUI can have undesirable side effects, like creating .DS_Store files where they don't belong. Or unexpectedly creating other root-owned files that a non-root user will have trouble accessing (reading and/or writing) later. In general, I recommend skeptically questioning anyone who suggests logging in as root to "fix" a problem.



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