From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 22/01/2026 20:42, Marc Haber wrote:   
   > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >> On 22/01/2026 09:42, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-22 00:51, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:32:57 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> When repairing the computer, /home is out of commission, and text   
   >>>>>> login does not work, for some reason.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> If text logins don’t work, how would you expect GUI logins to work?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I have seen it happen once.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Nobody could login in text mode because one of the tools doing it was   
   >>>> broken in an update, while the graphical login used different tools.   
   >>>   
   >>> I find it interesting which exotic use cases people cough up to   
   >>> justify their own every-day insecure usage.   
   >>>   
   >> Being root is not ordinary everyday usage.   
   >   
   > You're missing the point.   
   >   
   >> It is for emergencies and dramatic reconfigurations.   
   >> I guess by your standards having a full backup isn't justified either..   
   >   
   > You're guessing wrong.   
   >   
   But it isn't an ordinary every day thing to need to restore.   
      
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