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Andrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10
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"I shouldn't have to use permissions or sudo, just all root all the time"
"Real Men Run As Root"
https://www.garyshood.com/root/
I don't run as root because I've always been told I shouldn't. I don't know enough about anything to be contradicting stuff like this. It has always seemed weird to me that we don't run as root and then just sudo everything, though.
What is the reason we don't run as root?
Because you might accidentally do something which breaks the system, or you might run a program which does something malicious without your knowledge.
By gating dangerous (or protected for any other reason) commands behind sudo, you create a barrier which is difficult to accidentally cross