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Run as root to avoid typing sudo or su? That is like having a handgun without the safety! No thank you!
by whydoyoucare 7y ago
Run as root to avoid typing sudo or su? That is like having a handgun without the safety! No thank you!
- swiley 7y agoInterestingly I've been told by handgun users that this is currently a popular idea.
- whydoyoucare 7y agoPopular need not imply secure. :-)
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoThat's because when you actually need the handgun you'll want it to function as expected when you pull the trigger. A safety is just extra complication that provides no significant benefit if you're already handling the firearm like you're supposed to (which is to say, never pointing it at anything you don't want to destroy). Even without external safeties, modern firearms often do contain internal safeties to ensure that they only go off when the trigger is operated, as opposed to being dropped or something.