Logging in as root just seems like a silly thing to do, if for no other reason than because so many applications will hassle you about being run as root. Why not just use sudo when you need it?
I ended up logging in as root mostly for the sake of convenience, as now I am no longer bothered with suid wrappers like sudo for mundane tasks, like editing system configuration files and udev rules for devices -- as the sole user of the computer I no longer face EPERM errors that force me into `sudo !!`.
I uninstalled sudo and started this habit on personal servers as well when the sudoedit vulnerability was announced, allowing anyone on a macine with sudo installed (regardless of sudoers config) to escalate to root.
I uninstalled sudo and started this habit on personal servers as well when the sudoedit vulnerability was announced, allowing anyone on a macine with sudo installed (regardless of sudoers config) to escalate to root.