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Unix WeeklyCloudflare announces AI Labyrinth, which uses AI-generated content to confuse and waste the resources of AI Crawlers and bots that ignore “no crawl” directives.<a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-labyrinth/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

argv minus oneI notice that it is not typical for ELF executables to include `.`, the same folder as the executable itself is in, in their RUNPATH. (I don't know if that's even valid.)This is unlike <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Win32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Win32</a>, which will search for a DLL beginning in the same folder as the EXE that's trying to load it.I wonder why the difference? The Win32 behavior seems reasonable to me.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a>

Unix WeeklyLinux: A modular dream until you try customizing keyboard layouts<a href="https://github.com/Tomurisk/Euromak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/Tomurisk/Euromak</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/Tomurisk/Euromak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/Tomurisk/Euromak</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

Erik L. Midtsveen 🚩🏴<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows11</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArchLinux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Pop_OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pop_OS</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows10</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Alpine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alpine</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FSF</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mint</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ubuntu</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iOS</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arch</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedora</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FSFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FSFE</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memes</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meme</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funny</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Laugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Laugh</a>

Unix WeeklyAnnouncing Fedora Linux 42 Beta<a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42-beta/</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42-beta/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fedora</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gnome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#release</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

LutruloDoes anyone know where everyone on relay on the SDF pubnix went? 3-4 years ago, relay was pretty active all the time. Now it's a complete ghost town.<a href="https://chitter.xyz/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SDF</a> <a href="https://chitter.xyz/tags/pubnix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pubnix</a> <a href="https://chitter.xyz/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BSD</a> <a href="https://chitter.xyz/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNIX</a>

Unix WeeklyNew version of the NexusMods App released! NexusMods App is a Linux native mod manager is getting ready to preview full Stardew Valley support, and had alpha support for CP2077, BG3, and BannerLord<a href="https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/v0.8.2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/v0.8.2</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/v0.8.2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/v0.8.2</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

Unix WeeklyNVIDIA 570.133.07 Linux Driver Released With A Few Fixes<a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-570.133.07-Linux-Driver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-570.133.07-Linux-Driver</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-570.133.07-Linux-Driver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-570.133.07-Linux-Driver</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> Indeed. The fact that it was a moving target from System 3 to System 5 (even from S5R2 to S5R4) has been forgotten a bit nowadays.People have this image of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> as some big stable thing with a definite "Unix way" of doing things, when the reality is that it was still changing even in the 1990s, and "the Unix way" is a somewhat nostalgic way of looking really only at the 1970s part.Innovation didn't stop after Berkeley ported to the VAX in the 1970s. Porting to PCs, and recognizing the fact that the universe didn't stop at the DEC VT100, caused a lot of new stuff, too.You'll probably remember SCO mscreen, the earliest date for which I can find is 1991. It knew that the more modern terminals that had come along since the 1970s supported multiple switchable pages of display memory. So it tried to make use of that instead of redrawing the screen, from scratch if necessary, when switching. Oliver Laumann's screen didn't do that.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a>

Unix WeeklyHalf-Life 2 RTX mod is out<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477290/HalfLife_2_RTX/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477290/HalfLife_2_RTX/</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477290/HalfLife_2_RTX/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477290/HalfLife_2_RTX/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> You could well have been updating manual pages, and you aren't the only one who has tried:<a href="http://jdebp.info/Proposals/ul-manual-page.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://jdebp.info/Proposals/ul-manual-page.html</a>But getty was no longer used in SVR4. ttymon completely supplanted it. The SAC spawned ttymon, and ttymon spawned login. No getty at all.<a href="http://jdebp.info/FGA/inittab-getty-is-history.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://jdebp.info/FGA/inittab-getty-is-history.html</a>The Solaris heirs do it this way to this day.<a href="https://illumos.org/man/8/ttymon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://illumos.org/man/8/ttymon</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> That's one of the things that is overlooked about Unix. There's a bit of a lost decade between the late 1970s and the late 1980s where *huge* things happened, but they've been totally forgotten about now, with (particularly because of more than a the decade that Linux spent reinventing it all based upon samizdat doco of early stuff) the world thinking that Unix ossified around 1979.Bill Joy wrote several more tools than have actually survived, for example, and xe wasn't the only source of innovation by any means.Unix got rid of getty in 1988, for another example, but there are people around today who will nonetheless confidently state that it's part of Unix terminal login because their information comes from (say) the Bach or Bourne books.It was a hugely innovative time, and the 1990s and early 2000s were not nearly as such, because so much effort was devoted instead to reinventing things that had already been invented in forgotten stuff, from the SAF to MMDF.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a>

Unix WeeklyIntroducing GNOME 48, “Bengaluru”<a href="https://release.gnome.org/48/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://release.gnome.org/48/</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://release.gnome.org/48/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://release.gnome.org/48/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gnome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#release</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

JaredSo I should re <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduce</a> myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.I'm a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNIX</a> sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> 🐧 in 91, bringing early ☎️ dialup internet to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newcastle</a> with community group hunter <a href="https://aus.social/tags/apana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apana</a>.I'm a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coder</a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#python</a> 🐍 is the go-to language these days, some <a href="https://aus.social/tags/js" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#js</a> but plenty of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C</a> and some <a href="https://aus.social/tags/golang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#golang</a> too. Ten years ago I landed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/liveevents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liveevents</a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/visionswitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visionswitch</a> / 📹 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camera</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/direct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#direct</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sports</a> presentation in major 🏟️ <a href="https://aus.social/tags/stadiums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stadiums</a> along with building software for data-driven <a href="https://aus.social/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#content</a> for use in those environments. I'm a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ham</a> 📻 radio operator. Callsign VK2WAY. I'm mostly interested in signals processing and digital communications.I used to officiate 🛼<a href="https://aus.social/tags/RollerDerby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RollerDerby</a> but have streamed it since 2014 as Downunder Derby TV. I still manage socials for and help co-ordinate Queer Roller Derby - <a href="https://tech.lgbt/@queerderby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@queerderby</a>. I'm <a href="https://aus.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queer</a> 🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pansexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pansexual</a> ❤️💛💙 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/poly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poly</a> 👫👬 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonbinary</a> 💛🤍💜🖤 and use they/them pronouns.

Unix WeeklyFedora 42 Beta<a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-42-beta-now-available" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-42-beta-now-available</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-42-beta-now-available" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-42-beta-now-available</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

pela0🏴‍☠️Unix is not just an operating system...it's a way of life <a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openbsd</a> <a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebsd</a> <a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/netbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netbsd</a> <a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a> <a href="https://mstdn.sysops.cl/tags/unixporn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unixporn</a>

Unix WeeklyMake Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them<a href="https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ubuntu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

Rust Weekly 🦀Asahi Lina Pausing Work On Apple GPU Linux Driver Development<a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU</a>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rustlang</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a>

nixCraft 🐧Want to to delete all `foo` commands from your bash history. Here is how to do it with some bash kung-fu:line=$(history | grep 'foo' | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort -r) history -d $lineSee <a href="https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-command-from-history-linux-unix-osx-bash-shell/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-command-from-history-linux-unix-osx-bash-shell/</a> for more info.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unix</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebsd</a>

argv minus oneIn <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> tradition, when a daemon needs to load a certificate private key during startup, it will start as root, load the key, then call `setuid` to discard its privileges.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> wise, this seems like a trade-off. On the one hand, giving it root at all violates the principle of least privilege. On the other hand, if an attacker hacks it into trying to read the private key file, that won't work because it no longer has the privileges to do so.🤔 Which way is better?<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a>

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