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pid1wow

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    Comment #42298257

    What is (theoretically, or practically) being achieved by running sudo instead of just logging in as root? Can you give an example that justifies typing your password up to hundred…

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    Comment #41506121

    They say Windows has a more advanced security system, but what does that actually mean in practice? Okay, it has everything is an object, then you can just set permissions on objec…

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    Comment #39170384

    What do you mean? On Tor I get a Cloudflare block just from clicking 2 links on the front page of HN: http://forums.accessroot.com/index.php?showtopic=4361&st=0 >Please wait while …

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    Comment #39170333

    > directory traversal The correct term is directory enumeration. Traversal usually means something about ../../

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    Comment #39170167

    Given that the most common use of sudo is to give yourself root to run a command, and malware looking to elevate root can just rig up ~/.bashrc, what use is this patch? What use ca…

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    Comment #39078343

    A little known secret is that you can actually search not only backward (ctrl+r), but also forward (ctrl+s). The problem is ctrl+s is bound by default to (obscure terminal thing) t…