[ale] FC13 question

[Drifter]

One of the first things I learned about Linux (and unix-like commands in 
general is that rm is NOT your friend.

I need to thank one and all who have responded to this thread.  The tips 
and advice have been most useful..

Sean


On Friday, July 30, 2010 11:39:06 pm Tom Freeman wrote:
> As pointed out elsewhere, just about everything has the potiential to
> cause harm when run as root.
> 
> #rm -Rf /
> 
> will perform a wonderful lobatomy as root 8-)
> 
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010, Drifter wrote:
> > Thanks, this seems to work.
> > But you have to admire the warning label that pops up before the GUI
> > actually appears on the screen:
> > 
> > "You are currently trying to run as Root super user. The superuser is
> > a specialized account that is not designed to run a normal user
> > session. Various programs will not function properly and actions
> > performed under this account can cause unrecoverable damage to the
> > operating system."
> > 
> > No hint, of course, as to what sorts of programs can cause the
> > damage.
> > 
> > Sean
> > 
> > On Friday, July 30, 2010 06:13:33 pm William Fragakis wrote:
> >> http://blog.ask4itsolutions.com/2010/04/23/login-as-a-root-from-gui-
> >> fed ora-13/
> >> 
> >> Did this a couple of days ago.
> >> 
> >> Use at your own risk, owner assumes all liabilites, etc. etc.
> >>