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Yes. I guess that's what the grandparent means. I don't find it abnormal, it's a very good practice - create user accounts for public-facing processes and give
by manmal 14y ago
Yes. I guess that's what the grandparent means. I don't find it abnormal, it's a very good practice - create user accounts for public-facing processes and give them as minimal rights as possible. Still, the possibility to somehow break out and gain root exists.
- jlgreco 14y agoIt is unusual in that usually applications meant to be consumed locally by the owner of the device are not considered "public-facing". It is something usually done with servers or daemons, not web browsers and text editors.