geraldewDec 26

As it happened, my OS migration path was:
- CP/M, DOS/Win3,Win95/98
- trials of Linux (mainly Mandrake)
- WinXP
- Ubuntu/Xubuntu

In which the Linux trial period "taught me" to make separate "admin" and "user" accounts, which I have ever since done with both Windows and Linux.

Use "admin" to administer or update and keep general usage to one (or more) limited accounts. Part of me feels it's most important for newer users.

So the question: is it still worthwhile?
#Linux

Show threadFabian TranschelDec 26

@geraldew Maybe I misread the question, so to clarify: Do you mean by "admin account" the root user or a separate user entity in addition to your "normal user".

If yes, I'd say this is generally not necessary, but I'd be interested to hear why you'd think so.

Show threadgeraldew

@ftranschel so when I started the habit, the admin account was literally root.

When I adopted Ubuntu in 2006 that instead became an account with sudo rights.

Dec 26 at 1:14pmWeb