[Bugs] #1675 UNSP: refuse to run as root

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Fri Jan 22 08:19:01 EST 2010


#1675: refuse to run as root
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    Reporter:  sascha_silbe               |          Owner:  sascha_silbe     
        Type:  enhancement                |         Status:  new              
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  0.88             
   Component:  sugar                      |        Version:  Git as of bugdate
    Severity:  Trivial                    |       Keywords:  r?               
Distribution:  Unspecified                |   Status_field:  Assigned         
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 It's a very bad idea to run Sugar as root for a variety of reasons, but
 there seem to be people who try it (and fail) nevertheless. Failing early
 and with a clear message increases safety and safes precious developer and
 user time.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1675>
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