Re: [gdm-list] Enable root

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi again,

> Note, things probably won't function exactly right if you run your
> session as root.  The account isn't just disabled for hazy "security"
> reasons or whatever.  The root account is not as functional as a
> normal user account in various ways.

I just wanted to clarify that there are valid security reasons for
disallowing root as well, and I was maybe a little too dismissive of
them above.

To be clear:

1) A lot of things don't work as root.  IRC, screen locking, polkit
policies, etc etc
2) It greatly increases the danger and impact of remote security holes