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Indeed, "root" is not a person - only persons should have authorization (to log in, to elevate via su/sudo). Ed: although in this case the binding between a sy

by e12e 4y ago

Indeed, "root" is not a person - only persons should have authorization (to log in, to elevate via su/sudo). Ed: although in this case the binding between a system user and a person happens at the tailscale level.

megous 4y ago
"bob" UNIX account is not a person either. If you ssh in, no matter to what account, your key ID is logged and that's what matters. Anything can happen afterwards, unless you have a really tight grip on your system, since local privilege escallations are not that hard or uncommon.