> > available but iconized, but I only do root things in it.)
>
> I too have long experience with Unix, perhaps not _quite_ as long as
> smb's (I first started using it in the mid-'80s), and I too don't
> normally run as root.  I used to - for much of my career the mouse
> login was uid 0 on my machines - but I've found that the risks of being
> able to wipe out anything with a mistake outweigh the advantages
> (largely convenience).

typing

rm -rf /*

instead of

rm -rf .*

in one subdirectory because of typo successfully teached me not do general
work as root :)