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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This fuckin line

Childhood me: "Whats he mean by that?"

My parents: "[explains slavery]"

Me: ...

Them: ...

Thanks, Disney!

I still love the soundtrack.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 3 days ago

Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the magic word!

sudo edit the file!

Ah ah ah! You didn’t say the secret word right after!

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.ca 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"TakeOwnership Registry Hack" PSA. It just werks.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Think about this: let’s say you run a program. Do you want that program to be able to take over the computer and read all your files from now on and send the data to a remote third party?

Probably not.

Permissions were created to stop programs from doing that. By running most software without admin permissions you limit the scope of the damage the software can cause. Software you trust even less should be run with even fewer permissions than a normal user account.

The system is imperfect though. A capability-based system is better. It allows the user to control which specific features of the operating system a running program is allowed to access. For example, a program may request access to location services in order to access your GPS coordinates. You can deny this to prevent the program from tracking you without otherwise preventing the software from running.

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[–] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Visual representation of the first time I ever saw "owner: nobody"

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have Windows 10 Pro. I can alter the permissions for anything. If I wanted to, I could delete System32 and fuck the whole thing up.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure you can do that for home as well, just as long as you aren't in S mode.

Otherwise, admin console and clear the file permissions.

All that being said, for your average user, if you are trying to delete a file and windows says you don't have permission, it's probably best to leave it alone.

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Can you delete Xbox games installed by another administrator? I ran into that problem a few years ago because I reinstalled W10 and had it keep "personal files" which apparently included my Xbox games. I couldn't touch them at all, but I had W10 Home. I wonder if my problem could've been mitigated more easily than a full wipe of the drive? 🤔

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[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"takeown /f c: icacls c:" changed my life. Windows literally has trusted installer listed as owning most of your hard drive on every fresh install, but that is negotiable. at least for the stuff you need.

[–] panicnow@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is this why people run Arch instead or atomic linux distros?

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I prefer to run subatomic Linux

[–] panicnow@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Disk block cryptographic signatures with automatic recovery?

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[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Own me? Maybe my physical form - but I don't have to do shit for you if you don't treat me with respect! Want to edit that file without my permission? Go ahead and do it yourself - take a magnetic needle and open up the HDD case yourself!"

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
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