Re: dangerous to leave root logged in?

From: Steve Ackman (steve_at_SNIP-THIS.twoloonscoffee.com)
Date: 03/31/05 

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:59:36 -0500

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:27:38 +1200, Shane (aka froggy) wrote:
>
> I am constantly guilty of this
> I have multiple xterms open some with root logged in
> and the number of times I have executed commands as root when I meant to
> do this as a user is to the point you would have thought I have learnt my
> lesson by now
> (usually I wince for an hour or so then go right back to doing it)

  I use a different color scheme for root xterms.
Wheat text on black background = my default user.
Black text on light blue background = root.

  Then there are other color schemes for other users.
I always know at a glance who the xterm belongs to.
Type something as root without realizing it's root?
Can't happen. The light blue background won't, for a
millisecond, let you think it's a youser xterm. 

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Steve Ackman
http://twoloonscoffee.com