I accidentally untarred archive intended to be extracted in root directory, which among others included some files for /etc directory.
I went on to rm -rv ~/etc, but I quickly typed rm -rv /etc instead, and hit enter, while using a root account.

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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Would it? I think it would have just let you do it.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    I think they just mean you'd be prompted for a password, which should give you pause if you're supposed to be deleting items in your home folder.

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