> What are the security problems with IRC? I use it to chat in ASCII and
> make a log. Evidently it has other, more dangerous capabilities I'm
> not aware of.
>
https://www.google.com/search?q=irc+client+exploit

Are there any drawbacks to naming the root account something other
> than 'root'? Perhaps by editing /etc/password and /etc/shadow? And, of
> course, renaming /root correspondingly?


I understand that the general consensus is "don't do it, it will break
stuff" as many services and tools could depend on a root account being
present.