root password

[chuckk3]

is there a way that i can set up Fedora so that it stays in my root account all the time.i'm the only one that ever uses the thing.very confused about switching back and forth from a root to a user account.

[Hayl]

yes but then you may as well run windows.

do not ever run your machine as root, especially if you are in X Window.

there are a ton of threads on this forum that explain why not to do it if you need an explanation -- or im sure google will come up with lots of information. by running as root, you are nullifying the advantage of the unix security model.

[maccorin]

Originally posted by Hayl
advantage of the unix security model.

Advantage???
what advantage.... rwxrwxrwx perms suck, it's probably unixes (sic?) biggest disadvantage....

[chuckk3]

Everytime i try to add a plug in or something it says to login as root. I do so but then still cannot get things to install.for example jr2e I follow all install instructions and still get error messages saying no such file,no such directory.seems like such a hassle.got to be an easier way.

[Hayl]

make a post _individually_ for each/any problem(s) you have. and the people on here will get you up and running properly the right way.

[dysharmonic]

Probably you need to su -. Also for a command that's not in root's command path, use ./command_name

eg #./configure