Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement
Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement
Systemd lead developer Lennart Poettering has posted on Mastodon about their upcoming v256 release of Systemd, which is expected to include a sudo replacem...
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Oh, it's gonna use polkit. Sudo bloat is a grain of sand compared to polkit.
Why people want to replace sudo with polkit? Visudo is no near as obscure as configuring polkit.
I hope distro maintainers don't follow this.
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not good enough already as a polkit based sudo replacement? Why would one need to systemd-ify that?14 0 ReplyI just treat polkit as "set it and forget" kind of thing and leave it on defaults, I'd rather spend my time on something more important
2 0 ReplyThey can't help themselves. They gorge themselves on his phallic offerings.
5 4 ReplyFirst thing I do with any new desktop installation is disable polkit prompts.
Fuck having to enter my password every time I want to do something.
2 2 ReplyHey uh can I get your IP address real quick? I have a strong suspicion your philosophy extends to your network ports.
1 1 ReplyYou'd be wrong about that.
Edit: he just downvotes me instead of admitting he's wrong about his assumption, lol.
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