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You mean you have a package manager for your system without a password? Why would anyone want that?
(I can't see the edited out part but if it was about yay...)
Yay builds in your local cache and then when it is ready to install it asks for sudo. The reason for this is because sudo can timeout during long builds, and more importantly if you compile with sudo you run the risk of arbitrary code execution. So it is safer to run with just
yayand then it will ask for sudo when it actually needed.No, that is not what it was about. I know, don't run
sudo yay, but rather justyayand wait for password request. What it was is about a configuration to not ask password anymore, a passwordless package manger.Convenience. It asks the kernel if you're logged in and if you're allowed to escalate. So, secure enough for a single-user system.
https://github.com/illiliti/ssu
I don't feel safe doing so. Would a script be able to run escalated rights without asking me a password? Is it somewhere displayed that such a process is started (notification in example or at least in the terminal a message?). And even for applications I am directly starting, I want it be explicit to require a password, that I am always aware its escalated root rights the app has now.
I can understand your view of convenience and I am "guilty" of some convenience stuff too. But this goes a bit too far for my taste.
Okok, i've removed the ssu config part.
Hey, I didn't meant this to be removed or anything; was just sharing my personal opinion. Everyone can do whatever they want, as long as they are aware of consequences and get teached about it. I'm just a bit paranoid, that's all.