Run as the Root Account

https://www.garyshood.com/root/

by 1_player • 5 years ago

8 5 5 years ago

This slightly less than insightful article makes me think of the old phrase we used back in the late 80's when sudo wasn't in wide usage, "friends don't let friends drink and su".

xg15• 5 years ago

Great article! Can 100% share the author's findings.

I started working as root over the weekend and when I got to work today, no less than three coworkers were asking me out on a date. And that was before my boss asked me to become the new CTO.

I also found that my iPhone auto-jailbroke itself over night and now runs a LineageOS nightly build (as root, obviously). Linus Torvalds' private number was also added to speed-dial for convenience.

Can just say, it's an absolutely refreshing experience overall. Any info on quality beard-care products is greatly appreciated btw.

captn3m0• 5 years ago

I found out last week that remarkable runs everything (including the main UI) as root. Was quite surprising to find a modern linux device built this way.

1_player• 5 years ago

s/surprising/irresponsible/

If I run my pc as root, I'm the master of my own demise. If I run a device with software running as root, my demise is not even in my own hands.

I can't wait for drive-by malware to install the Ask Jeeves toolbar on someone's Remarkable.

Brian_K_White• 5 years ago

I was enjoying this as just a funny, right up until the end, where he either knowingly or unknowingly ignores the fact that decompressors and media container parsers are interpreters which execute code from uncontrolled sources.

This means he actually thinks all of this, and so he's not the bringer of wisdom he thinks he is.

Run as the Root Account

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