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   Artur Manuel to All   
   Bug#1128314: ITP: run0-sudo-shim -- Shim   
   18 Feb 26 07:00:01   
   
   XPost: linux.debian.devel   
   From: amadaluzia@disroot.org   
      
   Package: wnpp   
   Severity: wishlist   
   X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org   
      
   * Package name : run0-sudo-shim   
   Version : 1.2.0   
   Upstream Author : Grimmauld    
   URL : https://github.com/LordGrimmauld/run0-sudo-shim   
   License : BSD-3-Clause   
   Description : An imitation of sudo, using run0 internally    
      
   run0-sudo-shim attempts to imitate sudo as close as possible, while actually   
   using run0 in the back.   
      
   run0 does not rely on SUID binaries, which makes it a more secure option. It   
   is also included in any systemd-based linux installation.   
      
   However, many programs just expect sudo to exist, so a shim is necessary to   
   make those programs work.   
      
   ---   
      
   It would be nice for run0 users to run scripts that may hardcode sudo,   
   as it provides a SUIDless means of privilege escalation with polkit.   
   However, there is frankly a pretty obvious problem: it requires sudo.   
   In the light of this particular issue, there exists a shim specifically   
   for run0 to imitate sudo, unceremoniously named "run0-sudo-shim". It   
   supports most of the sudo functionality you would expect; there are some   
   behaviours that are not supported by the shim, however. Debian, while   
   installing sudo by default, also provides run0 on the mere fact that   
   systemd does too. This makes security-conscious Debian users, such as   
   myself, keen on using it instead of sudo for as much as possible.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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