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Systemd Wants To Replace Your Sudo #Linux #YouTube https://youtu.be/awkoa_WxFIg
in reply to Brodie Robertson

Your system probably is using this already (provided you run a systemd-based distro): The mechanism to run things as a different user is used in there for a long time now. The new addition is a binary that triggers the existing mechanism with a slightly different configuration and tints the terminal while doing so.

The mechanism itself is more solid than what sudo does, uses less code, exists in your OS already and gets rid of one more "set user id" binary. What's not to like?

in reply to Brodie Robertson

Systemd just never stop doing anything but being an init system...

And to the people who would say "just use another init system if you don't like it":

You're missing the point. I'm not choosing any of this. My distro maintainers do.

I use Arch and Debian, both use systemd and some of its "addons", and I can't opt out of it, without moving to another distro.

It's a non-choice (especially if you work professionally with linux).

+ see this YouTube comment:

This entry was edited (6 months ago)
in reply to Brodie Robertson

I am still waiting for the announcement of systemd-kerneld.
in reply to Brodie Robertson

That title reads like a "Satan wants your children to ..." post from a sketchy facebook page
in reply to Brodie Robertson

The moment run0 works like sudo, even on a tty only session, I'm going to use it without looking back.

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