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Who's in charge? (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 120 points 4 days ago
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[-] [email protected] 45 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Not necessarily. Linux can have files that are r---r---r--- too

[-] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*

[-] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago

alias iownyou='sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*'

[-] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago

Now I've learned enough to know that I can easily learn what all that apparent gibberish does with the "man" command, but you have no idea how unbelievably unapproachable this makes Linux look to the uninitiated.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

You don’t have to use the cli. But it’s nice to have the option if you want to.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Create one command "iownyou" that does tbe following: Change the owner of every file on the computer to the default user and make every file readable, writeable, an executable by anyone or anything on the computer. It may not be secure, but on the bright side, you'll never have permission issues again!

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Until you realize you just screwed up whatever services you may be running that require specific permissions on specific files. Certificates specifically come to mind for my environment.

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

I use:

alias thisfolderismine='sudo chown -R $USER'
alias thisfileismine='sudo chown $USER'
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[-] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

Me, realizing I can't delete Edge because the OS assumes it's installed

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[-] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago

Me trying to uninstall edge

[-] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

Edge is the best browser for downloading much better browsers lol

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

Edge is literally the first program I use on a fresh install.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You can install firefox via cli like powershell.

winget install Mozilla.Firefox
[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

First command I run on any new Windows install

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

nobody was expecting linux users sucking eachothers cocks in the comment section

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago

If you're on windows this means you don't own the file. Go to properties security and take ownership.

The default windows configuration is aimed at old people who will call tech support when they fuck up their PC.

You can take ownership of pretty much the entire filesystem.

Windows is actually hugely customizable people just don't.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

Glad to see another voice of sanity regarding Windows.

If you haven't learned by now, on Lemmy the only valid option for dealing with Windows configuration and basic Windows admin tasks is to yeet Windows and go to Linux.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Sometimes one wants to access a file without making changes though. Escalating privileges is the answer in this scenario and windows doesn't make that as easy,as it doesn't really want to you act as SYSTEM

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[-] [email protected] 36 points 4 days ago
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sudo chown <username> <file>
chmod 700 <file>

Don’t see a problem ;) /s

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago
 sudo chown -R <user> /

Never have a permission issue again! Lmao

[-] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

My work laptop had a pop-up from an application that basically said "we couldn't restart last time, so you e got 15 minutes until we reboot your computer" with no way to cancel or prevent the reboot.

Me: the fuck you are

* proceeds to kill the service and process from admin command line*

Get fucked fortinet, I'll reboot when I'm gods damned ready

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

had a friend that was having problems with his PC and windows kept bitching about he didn't have permissions. he ripped out the harddrive with it still powered on and threw it off his balcony into the lake screaming, "I fucking own you!"

epic moment in my life to witness such an event.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

No, but this time the owner knows why it doesn't work. Big difference in IT.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Is there a technical reason that Linux apps can't/don't just pop up an authenticator thing asking for more privileges like Windows apps can do? Why does nano just say that the file is unwriteable instead of letting me increase the privileges?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Some do. I'm sure it is possible with terminal programs. In KDE, you do get authenticator pop-ups.

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

One time Windows told me I needed admin privileges to edit s file. I had admin privileges.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

You needed permission from the SYSTEM or TrustedInstaller account.

Which you can give to yourself if you are admin.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

idk tf chown does, use sudo instead. im not going to read man chown either.

sudo su
# do shenanigans in the cli/tui. gui is for noobs
# nvim, ls, touch, stroke, tease, rm
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[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I own you!
take ownership & full access of all resources
threat actor exploits a vulnerable application that is (1) running as you to (2) access resources it doesn't need: they commandeer your system

how did that happen?

🤔

[-] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

EZ fix i learnt from hunter2

chmod 777 -R /

sudo ufw allow 22

hunter2 ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

Can't shutdown there is a running program

/Me finger immediately goes to the power switch

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

To own something is to control it.

You clearly don't have control, therefore you don't own it, microsoft does. You can fix that by seizing the means of computation and install linux.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Just to have linux be even more ruthless with its permission schemes.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago
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[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This fuckin line

Childhood me: "Whats he mean by that?"

My parents: "[explains slavery]"

Me: ...

Them: ...

Thanks, Disney!

I still love the soundtrack.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the magic word!

sudo edit the file!

Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the secret word right after!

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