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| From | Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: what the hell? |
| Date | 2015-12-24 17:23 -0500 |
| Organization | albasani.net |
| Message-ID | <87ziwzebab.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> (permalink) |
| References | <n5f44j$rr4$1@speranza.aioe.org> <n5fe7q$b4o$1@dont-email.me> <n5glos$3cl$1@speranza.aioe.org> <n5gplp$ptb$1@dont-email.me> |
Aragorn wrote on 24. December 2015: > > On Thursday 24 Dec 2015 12:43, Henry Wilson conveyed the following to > comp.os.linux.misc... > >> I was doing exactly what some expert told me to do. I copied the >> command that was supposed to install a package. > > Installing or removing software is a system administration task, so it > requires root privileges. Yep. Now imagine the user (not admin) has activated a virus. Working as user, the virus has to ask that the user types the root password so it can infect the system. If you was root, like users usually are in Windows, the virus does not need to ask. It just infects the system without the user knowing it. -- Andreas I use a Unix based operating system, which means I get laid almost as often as I have to reboot my computer.
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what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-24 08:36 +1100
Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-23 22:46 +0100
Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-23 23:58 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 00:28 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-24 11:43 +0000
Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 11:57 +0000
Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 12:00 +0000
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-24 08:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:02 +0100
Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:19 -0500
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:36 +0100
Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 18:46 +0000
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 12:22 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-24 12:23 +0000
Re: what the hell? "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-01-05 10:53 -0800
Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 19:16 +0000
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +0100
Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-06 03:13 +0000
Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-24 13:52 +0100
Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:23 -0500
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:05 +0100
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 14:24 +0000
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:38 +0100
Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:28 -0500
Re: what the hell? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-12-25 16:51 +0000
Re: what the hell? ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-12-24 15:23 +0000
Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-24 16:52 +0000
Re: what the hell? Doug Laidlaw <doug@douglaidlaw.net> - 2015-12-25 04:16 +1100
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 09:35 -0800
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 18:23 +0000
Re: what the hell? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-12-24 23:20 +0000
Re: what the hell? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-24 15:27 -0800
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:18 +1100
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 17:29 -0800
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 02:39 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 15:54 +1100
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-25 09:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:18 +0000
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 16:16 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 19:35 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 19:48 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 21:02 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 21:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-25 15:43 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:42 +0000
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:08 +0000
Re: what the hell? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-12-30 09:23 -0800
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-25 15:22 -0600
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-25 21:00 -0500
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-26 03:55 +0000
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-25 20:52 -0800
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-26 10:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-26 11:41 -0800
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-26 00:16 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:40 -0500
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 19:38 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 16:27 -0500
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-26 11:40 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:32 -0500
Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 20:24 +0000
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-27 15:36 -0600
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:54 +0100
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-01-05 08:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-05 14:29 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 10:06 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:22 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 16:03 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-27 00:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:20 +1100
Re: what the hell? "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-01-05 10:43 -0800
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-01-05 19:50 +0000
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