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Re: by Garlef on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @01:55PM (#48663423)
> just give it its own Linux user

it's never "just" ...

(for example: how do you manage this across multiple isolated sessions?)

opening a browser is much easier

... and the entry barrier for non-linux people at your company is much much lower

... and the compliance barrier for companies is much much lower (how do you ensure that everyone creates the users correctly?)

Re: by andai on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @08:12PM (#48667141)
>how do you manage this across multiple isolated sessions

I actually ran into this today. Needed a fresh environment to replicate a bug.

    sudo adduser agent2
Re: by Garlef on Thursday June 25, 2026 @04:30AM (#48670601)
and your orchestrating agent has permissions to add users?
Re: by andai on Friday June 26, 2026 @11:37PM (#48694893)
What's that?