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		ccmcarey on Nov 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No Config for Old Men I'm amused when companies don't give developers root powers, but then lets them run docker which .. can give them root powers in a single command.

sph on Nov 29, 2020 [–]

> can give them root powers in a single command

On Linux. Given that businesses run Windows or macOS, at least those with an IT dept., root in a VM has little more privileges than any other user mode executable.

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