Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:31:09 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Kenzo <kenzo_chin@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need more space Message-ID: <20030714122705.N78991-100000@ren.sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <Sea1-DAV57txc1o8yfo0000681c@hotmail.com>
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Kenzo wrote to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org: > This is what I get whtn I run " du -x / | sort -rn > /tmp/du.out > I see what I did wrong. > thanks. > 121371 / > 70400 /root So my first suspicion was warranted. :-) > 29404 /root/.mozilla For security reasons, and with few exceptions, you probably don't want to run everyday applications as root. One of UNIX's strengths, in general, is the ability to do almost everything as an unpriviliged user. - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com 901-1st Avenue North - Saskatoon, SK - S7K 1Y4 Tel: 306-664-3600 Fax: 306-244-7037 Saskatoon Toll-Free: 877-727-5669 (877-SASKNOW) North America
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