Is it necessary to use a non-root user?
39220
Why shouldn't root be allowed to login via ssh?
140654
Giving access of a set of commands to a non-root user without sudo
146253
Why is root the owner of my Desktop in Ubuntu 14.04?
37557
How to add a user to sudoers file?
53476
How to give root power to another user
121467
Non-Root Package Managers
19521
Why is it bad to log in as root?
48250
Why do we need to be root in terminal for shutdown and restart?
94158
How do I allow a non-default user to use serial device ttyUSB0?
15255
How can I add a new user as sudoer using the command line?
44917
What point is there in using an everyday non-admin account on OS X?
33749
Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications?
36582
How to run an application using sudo without a password?
101117
Accessing SSH_AUTH_SOCK from another non-root user
134935
Root access that can't change root password?
113101
What is the danger of running untrusted software as a normal user
6916
How to have root access without logging as root?