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Dear library trying to protect me from

2012-07-25 01:36:08.334226+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Dear library trying to protect me from myself: I know what I'm doing. I want to run as root. Please STFU and work.

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-25 08:33:21.623754+02 by: ebwolf

alias stfu='sudo -s'

#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-26 01:40:14.054428+02 by: Dan Lyke

Already running as root, the library was complaining that it didn't want to do what I was asking it to do while I was root.

The whole "being root" thing is a different whine, and... well... yeah, that's the way this particular setup is.

#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-26 12:32:19.329912+02 by: DaveP

I initially read this and was wondering "Why is Dan going to the public library to use a computer?"

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