Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 20, 2002 09:18 PM
In the end the only thing a user cares about are his documents. And a virus can trash those without a problem whether you're running as a regular user, or as root.
Ofcourse, that more apps are running as root is a security risk, because it opens up more holes, but inherently the danger is always there, so don't fool yourself.
If you don't have backups, you're playing with fire.
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Root or not doesn't matter
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 20, 2002 09:18 PMOfcourse, that more apps are running as root is a security risk, because it opens up more holes, but inherently the danger is always there, so don't fool yourself.
If you don't have backups, you're playing with fire.
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