Subj : Re: linux permissions issue
To   : Digital Man
From : tenser
Date : Sat Aug 30 2025 01:33 am

On 26 Aug 2025 at 09:57a, Digital Man pondered and said...
 
 DM>   Re: Re: linux permissions issue
 DM>   By: Exodus to Accession on Sun Aug 24 2025 08:19 am
 DM> 
 DM>  > hahah ... I find all the use of "permissions" in a home operation syste
 DM>  > retarded.  I understand in a network or work environment, but to have t
 DM>  > jump thru hoops to get to a SD card, flash drive, or even a directory i
 DM>  > just plain nuts.
 DM>  >
 DM>  > This isn't only Linux, this is Windows as well.
 DM> 
 DM> The lack of default and universal "permissions" enforcement is why DOS
 DM> and Windows were such ripe breeding grounds for malware. You need
 DM> security, even in a home operation [sic] system, to keep malicious
 DM> processes from doing nefarious things. It's a feature, not a bug.

Or just to prevent the user from making a mistake and bricking their
own system.

That said, I know people who have written books on Unix security that
just login as root because, well, it's their damned computer.

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