[digiKam-users] running as root

[solarflow99]

well, no one was willing to even provide an answer, just rude comments and
criticism.  thanks!


On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 6:51 AM Remco Viëtor <remco.vietor at wanadoo.fr>
wrote:

> On dimanche 12 février 2023 11:54:16 CET jdd at dodin.org wrote:
> > Le 12/02/2023 à 11:04, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
> > > Running as root an application which has been designed for user-space
> > > is dangerous, for your security or for your data.
> >
> > it may be sometime useful to test permission problems (if it runs as
> > root and not as user, a permission problem is expected)
> Sometimes, yes. Routinely, no...
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> > eventually one can disconnect the ethernet cable or kill the wifi to be
> > secure
> That helps against nasty downloads, not against installation of backdoors
> (or
> permission changes, or...)
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