On 04/26/2018 12:14 PM, stan wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:05:28 -0700
Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
> I think the majority opinion now is that logging in as the root user
> is discouraged. In almost all cases sudo is sufficient and if you
> need to do root things for a while, just use "sudo -i". For remote
> access as root, use keys.
I guess I hold the minority opinion, but that's OK. Linux is all about
choice, and the more the better.
I'm curious what you find you need to use a root login for. I used to
use that all the time, but gradually I switched over and on my desktop
system, it is extremely rare that I use it. (I think only when the
graphical display is messed up and I have to switch to a console to fix
it.) The places I do use a root login are for remote admin, either
servers or remote laptops and computer that I administer. And in almost
all cases, the root account is accessed using ssh with keys, no passwords.