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Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Carlos E.R.

Re: =?UTF-8?B?4oCcV2hhdA==?= a Linux roo

22 Jan 26 21:08:43

   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:15:09 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > I don't see a need to prohibit root opening a graphical session.   
      
   The problem with logging into a GUI session as root is GUI tools are   
   notoriously buggy. Root privilege already makes it so easy to invoke   
   actions you didn’t mean to; the greater complexity of GUI apps just   
   takes the potential for unexpected side-effects to a whole new level.   
      
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