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minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWouldn’t it require elevation? Yet another example of why running as root/admin is a Bad Idea©
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoYes. The prompt asking you if you wanted to do it or not would come up next. Unless they figured out some sneaky way to do something to avoid using admin.
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months ago90% of users when they are presented with the UAC popup when they do something: “Yes yes whateverrr” <click>
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months ago🤷♂️ people are going to take the path of least resistance
Wouldn’t it require elevation?
Yet another example of why running as root/admin is a Bad Idea©
Yes. The prompt asking you if you wanted to do it or not would come up next. Unless they figured out some sneaky way to do something to avoid using admin.
90% of users when they are presented with the UAC popup when they do something:
“Yes yes whateverrr” <click>
🤷♂️ people are going to take the path of least resistance