I can give mental assent to the glories of RBAC and the privileges of least permissions, but the problem in my scenarios is that my clients are small, and I'm a consultant that at times looks like an MSP. For small companies, there is not enough bodies in the building to really have a role based breakdown of permissions for a system. Usually it's just one person managing things. Say Sharepoint, or a CRM tool. Or the main tech contact is me - so I have to have ALL the power! And in fact if I wanted to delegate, it wouldn't be possible because no one else wants to have it or can even handle it.
So instead, I end up creating a superuser, and maybe... maybe one other user account, depending on the system. It's a bad habit, but in some cases, it's the only habit to choose from. I suppose I will have to learn better if and when I get into larger contracts, clients, or jobs. Until then... sudu su root.
