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Image transcription: screenshot of neovim adding alias ls='sudo rm -rf / --no-preserve-root' to the end of ~/.zshrc

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[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 42 points 9 months ago

That sudo might save the poor victims ass if they're awake enough to wonder "why does it ask for password when I'm just doing ls?"

Otherwise it's a good lesson in always having backups / easy way to reproduce your setup.

[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago

Unless they updated their system with Sudo shortly before

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 9 months ago

Pffft who's not using passwordless sudo anyway

[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 5 points 9 months ago

I don't, after doing the classic rm -r -f / when I meant ./ the second time I realized I'm too much of a dumbass to be allowed to use sudo without password.

[-] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I've always had a password. One of the biggest benefits of Linux is security. Why would you undermine that by not using a password?

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 points 9 months ago

I do have a password. Sudo is just setup not to ask for it.

On servers of course I use a password for sudo - but on a home machine there's not much of a point I don't think. It's off when I'm not actively using it, and if some attacker or malware has access to my user they already have access to all my important files, or have physical access.

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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