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- The creeping scourge of tooling config files in project root directories https://github.com/nodejs/tooling/issues/79 199 comments
Lobsters
- Casually removing root files http://ervinb.github.io/2017/08/16/casually-removing-root-files/ 6 comments linux
- From blind XXE to root-level file read access https://www.honoki.net/2018/12/from-blind-xxe-to-root-level-file-read-access/ 9 comments netsec
- sudowrite.lua: I wrote a small module that allows writing files as root https://gist.github.com/oessessnex/d63ebe89380abff5a3ee70d6e76e4ec8 12 comments neovim
- Docker Bug Allows Root Access to Host File System https://duo.com/decipher/docker-bug-allows-root-access-to-host-file-system 8 comments coding
- Docker Bug Allows Root Access to Host File System https://duo.com/decipher/docker-bug-allows-root-access-to-host-file-system 38 comments java
- Docker Bug Allows Root Access to Host File System https://duo.com/decipher/docker-bug-allows-root-access-to-host-file-system 33 comments netsec
- Why files created from my container owned by root? https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/73zxle/why_files_created_from_my_container_owned_by_root/ 12 comments docker
- Housekeeping at the root / of a file system, and a mysterious ??? directory https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?manpath=FreeBSD-Ports&query=iocage&sektion=8 14 comments freebsd
- Preventing stored files deletion without assigning to root or using chattr (perl script) https://yeupou.wordpress.com/2021/12/15/preventing-stored-files-deletion-without-assigning-to-root-or-using-chattr/ 4 comments linuxadmin
- How do I make sure that files created by container are not owned by root https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/docker-home-media-server-2018-basic/ 20 comments docker
- aws s3 cp files from the root of a subdirectory without getting subfolders as well? Powershell https://serverfault.com/questions/934733/aws-s3-cp-files-from-the-root-of-a-subdirectory-without-getting-subfolders-as-we 19 comments aws
- Plasma will use the trash bin from the root partition to delete files in a USB drive https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76380 6 comments kde
- Fix for Root Login Breaks File Sharing (Security Update 2017-001) https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/11/29/sec-update-file-sharing 4 comments apple
- How do I edit files that need root permission? https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6xihoi/how_do_i_edit_files_that_need_root_permission/ 18 comments emacs
- PSA: To enable SSH without a console, create a file called ssh in the root directory of your SD card before installing https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/ 17 comments raspberry_pi
- Martin Graesslin ~ Editing files as root https://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2017/02/editing-files-as-root/ 114 comments linux
- How can I run a .sh script on server B (as root or privileged user) from a php file on server A? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=791719&page=2 8 comments learnprogramming
- emacs-fu: editing files owned by root with tramp http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2009/10/editing-files-owned-by-root.html 6 comments emacs
- Ubuntu 5.10: root password stored in world readable file https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/34606/ 10 comments reddit.com
- Is it possible to mount files with read/write permissions for a non-root user? https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/o8bnft/is_it_possible_to_mount_files_with_readwrite/ 18 comments docker
- This week in KDE: Finally root file operations in Dolphin https://pointieststick.com/2021/12/31/this-week-in-kde-finally-root-file-operations-in-dolphin/ 184 comments linux_gaming
- This week in KDE: Finally root file operations in Dolphin https://pointieststick.com/2021/12/31/this-week-in-kde-finally-root-file-operations-in-dolphin/ 17 comments linux
- Kerberized NFS mount - all files are created as root https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/lk35t0/kerberized_nfs_mount_all_files_are_created_as_root/ 6 comments sysadmin
- OpenSMTPD: An out of bounds read in smtpd allows an attacker to inject arbitrary commands into the envelope file which are then executed as root. https://github.com/opensmtpd/opensmtpd/releases 6 comments netsec
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager: auth bypass + file upload = RCE as root https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/poc/master/advisories/cisco-dcnm-rce.txt 16 comments netsec
- the beep command can be used to probe for existence of files owned by other users including root https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895115 34 comments netsec
- the beep command can be used to probe for existence of files owned by other users including root https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895115 14 comments programming
- Appeals Court: As Long As The Government Has 'Good Faith,' It Can Root Around In Your Digital Files As Much As It Wants https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160605/09111034626/appeals-court-as-long-as-government-has-good-faith-it-can-root-around-your-digital-files-as-much-as-it-wants.shtml 15 comments technology
- This week in KDE: Finally root file operations in Dolphin – Adventures in Linux and KDE http://pointieststick.com/2021/12/31/this-week-in-kde-finally-root-file-operations-in-dolphin/ 30 comments linux
- Tool for building rpms from binaries without needing to be root, have rpmbuild directory struct, stage files, write spec file, pre-defining everything. https://github.com/acgreek/easyrpm 3 comments linux
- [help] My root partition is 40GB big, has ~15GB of files on it, but only ~3GB of free space. Does anybody know what is going on? https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/82xm0m/how_can_i_find_out_what_is_using_space_on_my_root/ 25 comments archlinux
- How do you move nested files of various directory depths back to the program root after they've been nested due to a routine maintenance script bug? Linux Bash Scripting https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/6pdh14/how_do_you_move_nested_files_of_various_directory/ 4 comments learnprogramming
- (ERRATA) An out of bounds read in smtpd allows an attacker to inject arbitrary commands into the envelope file which are then executed as root. Separately, missing privilege revocation in smtpctl allows arbitrary commands to be run with the _smtpq group. https://www.openbsd.org/errata66.html#021 19 comments openbsd
- In case you ever need an easy way to append your root's PARTUUID to systemd's loader config file, here's one simple trick to make your life easier https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot#Standard_root_installations 6 comments archlinux
- Refuse the Boss’s Soft Handshake - Electing progressive leadership is nowhere near enough to transform the labor movement — drifting away from union democracy and militancy is too easy. Good left labor leadership must be rooted in the rank and file. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/barbara-madeloni-massachusetts-teachers-association-unions-rank-and-file 17 comments politics
- [0.115.2] Pokemon Go now abusing its permissions to read internal storage to dig through your files and lock you out of the game after identifying what it thinks is "evidence" of rooting - follow-up to unauthorized_device_lockout error https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongodev/comments/986v95/01152_pokemon_go_now_abusing_its_permissions_to/ 25 comments privacy
- Heads up, dear leader: Security hole found in North Korea’s home-grown OS (Red Hat derived). Misconfigured default permissions on files create a way to get root on Red Star OS. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/heads-up-dear-leader-security-hole-found-in-north-koreas-home-grown-os/ 18 comments linux
- Cafferty File - Dominionism finds its roots in a small fringe sect called Christian Reconstructionism. People who advocate replacing U.S. law with the laws of the Old Testament, including the death penalty for homosexuality and abortion. http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/17/17612/ 15 comments politics
- "a group of musicians, including REM, Pearl Jam and The Roots filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to find out whether their music was played at the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay." http://blog.aclu.org/2009/10/22/tortured-tunes/ 26 comments worldnews