what are the pros and cons of running in single user?

[Ed Budd]

mailing lists at MacTutor wrote:
> I have a machine running 4.10-STABLE that will be a dedicated gateway 
> with a router/firewall combo and web server plus mysql server (maybe). 
> What would be the pros and cons of running this system single user? 
> Processes that run under their own uid, would they be able to run?
> 
> Just curious. Any extra thoughts welcome.
> 

er...doesn't "single user" mode mean no networking? My understanding is 
that this is really only for maintenance (ie. make installworld, etc.), 
not regular operations. Perhaps you meant something else or I just 
haven't had enough caffeine yet...

EB