Post #2615683
2025-08-28 05:20 UTC
@golemwire@fosstodon.org @adventure_tense@mapstodon.space @Gargron@mastodon.social ... and have the root password... Otherwise you get the new(?) "please use [win]+R and [Ctrl] + V to fix your computer" thing.
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@golemwire@fosstodon.org 2025-08-28 16:26
@drchaos@sauropods.win @adventure_tense@mapstodon.space @Gargron@mastodon.social I think that "PEBKAC" exploit existing is a neccesary evil that is possible when the user has rights and thus freedom. Removing their rights is just out of the picture in my opinion. But truly it would be great if manual-control / command-prompt interfaces gave a warning when opened, saying that it gives them manual control and may be dangerous when in the hands of non-experts (+ a 'Don't show again next time' option). Invoking sudo on #MacOSX comes to mind.