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xatttyesterday at 6:39 PM1 replyview on HN

Can this not be blocked with file permissions? Or a symlink to a file in a ro folder?


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SoftTalkeryesterday at 7:17 PM

Most software installers demand to be run as root/Administrator.

The fact that this is largely seen as acceptable or even sensible is rather silly in this day and age.

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