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Re: Best explanation why NOT to run as administrator/root

Subject: Re: Best explanation why NOT to run as administrator/root
From: Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:24:32 -0700

On 4/30/2013 11:48 AM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:

It's a VM, intended for both of us. We are not the admin for the VM itself, but we are the admin for the Server OS that is running in it.

Ah. Then let him run as root and when he breaks something you can say, "I told you so," and rebuild the VM.


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References:
Best explanation why NOT to run as administrator/root: From: McLauchlan, Kevin
Re: Best explanation why NOT to run as administrator/root: From: John Posada
RE: Best explanation why NOT to run as administrator/root: From: McLauchlan, Kevin

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