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What's wrong with always being root?What's wrong with always being root?

I have a server running in a datacenter with strong firewall & VPN protection. I have a few java apps which I have written myself running as these boxes.

Currently I only have root user and run everything as root.

Is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?

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edited Apr 10, 2012 at 23:48

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Possible Duplicate:
What's wrong with always being root?

I have a server running in a datacenter with strong firewall & VPN protection. I have a few java apps which I have written myself running as these boxes.

Currently I only have root user and run everything as root.

Is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?

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What's wrong with always being root?

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edited Apr 10, 2012 at 23:15

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I have a server running in a datacenter with strong firewall & VPN protection. I have a few java apps which I have written myself running as these boxes.

Currently I only have root user and run everything as root.

Is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?

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