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| author | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2012-02-24 22:53:44 -0600 |
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| committer | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2012-02-24 23:26:11 -0600 |
| commit | fc2650816b4b95f21750c53c0d45daeff31510d6 (patch) | |
| tree | 7227267d1ba5acef3b86db06979667a13bebc7c5 /doc/userguide/kde-as-root.docbook | |
| parent | ca1a4375014b6f78a06c74169a1285abbcbcd819 (diff) | |
| download | tdebase-fc2650816b4b95f21750c53c0d45daeff31510d6.tar.gz tdebase-fc2650816b4b95f21750c53c0d45daeff31510d6.zip | |
Update tdebase cmake files with STARTKDE->STARTTDE.
Fix tdebase entities, text strings for future maintenance of handbook files. This partially resolves bug report 694.
Update konqueror user agent strings. This partially resolves bug report 774.
Update TDM help options. This resolves bug report 618.
Fix KTips branding issues and obsolete web addresses. This resolves bug report 842.
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diff --git a/doc/userguide/kde-as-root.docbook b/doc/userguide/kde-as-root.docbook index c97f2e5f5..510828c4e 100644 --- a/doc/userguide/kde-as-root.docbook +++ b/doc/userguide/kde-as-root.docbook @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ </sect1info> -<title>Using &kde; as Root</title> +<title>Using &tde; as Root</title> <para>For &UNIX; operating systems there are often different users, which in turn might have different privileges. The conventional method is to have an ordinary user account, whose files are generally stored in <filename>/home/username</filename>, and then to also have a <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> account. The <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, or Super User, account has system-wide privileges, being able to modify any file on the system. </para> <para>Although this means that it is easy to perform administrative tasks without hassle, it also means that there are no security restrictions imposed upon it. Thus, a small typographical error or other mistake can result in irrevocable damage.</para> -<para>Some of the operating systems that run &kde; come with a graphical <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> login enabled. Despite this, you should never log in to &kde; as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, and you should never need to. Your system is far more open to attack, particularly if you are browsing the Internet as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, and you dramatically increase your chances of damaging your system.</para> +<para>Some of the operating systems that run &tde; come with a graphical <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> login enabled. Despite this, you should never log in to &tde; as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, and you should never need to. Your system is far more open to attack, particularly if you are browsing the Internet as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, and you dramatically increase your chances of damaging your system.</para> <para>Some &Linux; distributions have tried to stress this point so much that they have disabled the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> account altogether, and instead use the <command>sudo</command> model. Nevertheless, the basic security model in <command>sudo</command> is the same as <command>su</command>, and thus they share the same security strengths and weaknesses, essentially.</para> |