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Re:How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home by eikenberry on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @11:13PM (#25055443)
Yes, but the alternative is un-patched security issues. Non-trivial but important.
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Re:How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home by jhasse on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @06:05PM (#25064086)
No the alternative can also be to live with functionality changes.
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Re:How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home by eikenberry on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:19PM (#25086971)
New functionality means new bugs and breaking changes to old functionality. Sometimes the trade-off is worth it, but don't like being forced to update when it isn't.
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