On Thu, 2017-06-15 at 22:40 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:27:09 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > 1000-1999 range > > I wrote about this already ;). In this case the context is important ;). > Deleting the tmpfs file doesn't cause issues, but indeed, on a set-up > that never ever is used by the OP, this range could cause issues. An > admin for a multi-user set-up, never ever would have asked the OP's > question, let alone that such an admin is able to understand 1???.
I think what I was trying to get across is that the answer you give is findable on the net - this is a Good Thing - but people will find your answer and just try it, in the same way they will blindly try anything else they find on the net whether it is sensible or not, without any thought, or even knowledge, about what they are trying to do or the consequences on their system. It's not a theoretical risk - I once got alerted that one of my users had tried to use sudo and the command was a very odd one - a convoluted shell script that essentially added a UID 0 user and sent the IP address of the machine to some site thus creating a backdoor. I tackled the user about it - their exact words were "I was looking for an answer to a problem and I found it on a website, I have no idea what it does". It has crossed my mind to put "sudo rm -xx /" as a bomb answer to catch people (yes, I know the command is wrong ...). I tend to be very conservative in giving direct answers on mailing lists - I've been burnt a couple of times by people who are too stupid to follow instructions and then blamed me very vocally for trashing their system. I now "describe" what people need to do with lots of caveats and warnings - it takes longer and is more verbose, but at least it makes sure people are much more aware of what they are doing. P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list