Re: fedora-list Digest, Vol 5, Issue 104

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk matchmail com>]

Michael Sullivan wrote:

> session and then I say, "service httpd start; exit".  Are you saying
> that I don't have to have Apache stopped while I'm logged in as root, or
>  
Yes

> are you saying I shouldn't stay logged in as root after I issue "service
> httpd start"?
>  
No

I suggest you read up on some of the guides available at the LDP.  It 
sounds like you either misunderstood your friend, or he/she doesn't 
understand enough of the unix user concepts.  After reading the guide(s) 
you can show them the err in their ways. ;)

http://www.tldp.org/guides.html