[CentOS] I want to ask about some Kernel level operations.

On 02.Jan.2014, at 00:53, Eliezer Croitoru wrote:

> I want to make sure that while compiling as root nothing will break down 
> inside the machine.
> 
> I want to compile software on a Xeon SERVER.
> The basic issue is that there is a recommendation to not compile it as a 
> root user.

Actually I would go even further and not recommend to have a compiler
installed on a server.

> 
> I have compiled software as a root user more then once and I am not sure 
> why would there is a need to run it as non-root user?
> 
> I have taken a look at the /proc/ FS but I do not see anything that can 
> harm anything yet.
> 
> From my aspect it's just background of electricity noise.

An example:

imagine a Makefile with a clean target

$BUILDDIR=something
clean:
   rm -rf $BUILDDIR/*

a bug in the configure script could lead to an empty $BUILDDIR in the Makefile.
What do you think happens when you type

# make clean

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Markus