Is there a technical reason that Linux apps can’t/don’t just pop up an authenticator thing asking for more privileges like Windows apps can do? Why does nano just say that the file is unwriteable instead of letting me increase the privileges?
Iirc there are ways to format your command to get it to do this. So whatever app you’re using just chose to format its command the simpler way.
Some do. I’m sure it is possible with terminal programs. In KDE, you do get authenticator pop-ups.
With arch+xfce4 I mostly don’t. Except for when I do systemctl reload <service> in a cli without sudo and it pops a surprise elevation password request gui in my face. I haven’t figured out what makes it behave like that.
I use Arch btw 👉🧐 eats booger
Me trying to uninstall edge
Edge is the best browser for downloading much better browsers lol
Edge is literally the first program I use on a fresh install.
You can install firefox via cli like powershell.
winget install Mozilla.Firefox
I don’t know what’s the hate with edge, it works wonderfully for an average user, it’s fully configurable with add-ons and handles security policies really well
The AI integration might be a bit over the top but nothing you can’t disable in your side
Really I don’t see why you guys pile on so much on it
Microsoft’s monopoly and their for-profit anti-consumer practices is what’s wrong with it. Their history says they cannot be trusted. I’d ask myself why they need a browser in the first place.
Edge is a fine browser. I use it when Firefox isn’t working for a particular reason.
I own you!
take ownership & full access of all resources
threat actor exploits a vulnerable application that is (1) running as you to (2) access resources it doesn’t need: they commandeer your system
how did that happen?🤔
I have Windows 10 Pro. I can alter the permissions for anything. If I wanted to, I could delete System32 and fuck the whole thing up.
Pretty sure you can do that for home as well, just as long as you aren’t in S mode.
Otherwise, admin console and clear the file permissions.
All that being said, for your average user, if you are trying to delete a file and windows says you don’t have permission, it’s probably best to leave it alone.
Can you delete Xbox games installed by another administrator? I ran into that problem a few years ago because I reinstalled W10 and had it keep “personal files” which apparently included my Xbox games. I couldn’t touch them at all, but I had W10 Home. I wonder if my problem could’ve been mitigated more easily than a full wipe of the drive? 🤔
I’m pretty sure I can. It just takes a little more effort actually going into the permissions tab of the files because Windows doesn’t have an equivalent to CHMOD AFAIK.
Though, I am pretty sure you can do those basic permission options without Pro or Enterprise. You just need to be on an administrator account. Other things, like messing with actual system files, requires the Group Policy Editor.
Windows has
icaclsandGet/Set-Aclfor permissions. You can also manipulate ownership, although it’s quite convoluted. Just doingtakeownis the easiest.I’m conflicted on linux vs windows in this regard. I liked ACLs in Windows, but if a software/installer decided to mess it up, it was messed up good, and required lots of manual intervention.
On any Windows system based on the NT kernel (XP+), there’s an additional access level above “Administrator”:
NT Authority\SYSTEM. Some malware can make files hidden or write protected even to Administrator, and afaik there isn’t a legitimate way to obtain that authorityI do see the system level authority in the permissions tab; but IDK if that’s just because I am on pro or not 🤷♂️
When I want to end myself
My Body: Survival_Instincts.exe has activated
You don’t even own your body lol
We are not root of our own minds
My work laptop had a pop-up from an application that basically said “we couldn’t restart last time, so you e got 15 minutes until we reboot your computer” with no way to cancel or prevent the reboot.
Me: the fuck you are
* proceeds to kill the service and process from admin command line*
Get fucked fortinet, I’ll reboot when I’m gods damned ready
POOF
Wish 1: Delete your self (the genie deletes your sense of self)
Would the genie get stuck in an endless loop, trying to find the owner of the three wishes for wish 2?
had a friend that was having problems with his PC and windows kept bitching about he didn’t have permissions. he ripped out the harddrive with it still powered on and threw it off his balcony into the lake screaming, “I fucking own you!”
epic moment in my life to witness such an event.
Did it work after that?
No, but this time the owner knows why it doesn’t work. Big difference in IT.
ROFL
no but he had a second drive and installed xp on it.
vista was at the bottom of the lake.
goes to show how old the story is lol.
In a way, percussive maintenance was successful.
Windows moment
Not necessarily. Linux can have files that are r—r—r— too
Then you sudo chmod. Windows I have to do weird shit with the properties context menu. And even that sometimes doesn’t work. I run commands in powershell as Administrator. Still doesn’t work.
Fuck Windows.
It is also possible to make a file “immutable” such that even
sudo rm -fwill failsudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*alias iownyou='sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*'Now I’ve learned enough to know that I can easily learn what all that apparent gibberish does with the “man” command, but you have no idea how unbelievably unapproachable this makes Linux look to the uninitiated.
Create one command “iownyou” that does tbe following: Change the owner of every file on the computer to the default user and make every file readable, writeable, an executable by anyone or anything on the computer. It may not be secure, but on the bright side, you’ll never have permission issues again!
Until you realize you just screwed up whatever services you may be running that require specific permissions on specific files. Certificates specifically come to mind for my environment.
Then don’t mess with things you don’t understand? I don’t see how this relates to gui vs cli.
You don’t have to use the cli. But it’s nice to have the option if you want to.
This isn’t all that different from using CMD on windows. Except that it works better, obviously.
Great way to get your computer pwned.
/*What’s
*doing here? Operate only on the nonhidden top-level files?I use:
alias thisfolderismine='sudo chown -R $USER' alias thisfileismine='sudo chown $USER'
Me, realizing I can’t delete Edge because the OS assumes it’s installed
Only if you don’t know how to use Windows.
Which I am starting to suspect a ton of Linux users on here are incapable of.
Nah removed; root owns me.
Visual representation of the first time I ever saw “owner: nobody”
I am Root!
sudo chown…
Wrong root password, this incident will be reported
One time Windows told me I needed admin privileges to edit s file. I had admin privileges.
Just because you have admin rights doesn’t mean the process you’ve invoked does. Unless you specifically elevate it or the process asks to elevate, it’ll run unprivileged.
You needed permission from the SYSTEM or TrustedInstaller account.
Which you can give to yourself if you are admin.
Last time I did that it didn’t work so I figured I will restart and it will recognize then. Windows got a 30 minute update.
When I logged back in my account was gone and still asked for a password. My old password didn’t work.
Recovery option also fucked my grub. (Probably just the EFI now that I think about it.)
That last bit about GRUB is why I never put Windows on the same drive as my Arch, btw install. If they both have their own EFI partitions, Windows doesn’t mess with Linux.
