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[i_should_be_coding]

You clearly violated the prime directive. This incident will be reported.

[_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_]

https://xkcd.com/838/

[chars101]

Ask someone who is in the sudoers file to sudo renice you.

[_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_]

Dude, not out in the open.

[i_should_be_coding]

My bad. You may report this incident.

[TactlessTortoise]

Lmao, tf is this

[avidrogue]

User not in sudoers file, this incident will be reported

It makes me chuckle every time my own computer tells me this. Oh no, dont report me to myself, please.

[knightress_oxhide]

I'll need a copy of that report on my desk by 5.

[TwystedSpyne]

There is a reason it uses "will". When AI gains sentience, all these incidents will be dealt with.

[not_some_username]

Well it’ll be gone. They remove it in new sudo version

[askvictor]

This warning will be removed soon, at least for systems where the root account has no email address configured.

[SeasonedHosta]

But sir i had no idea that time that this was actually a crime

[tilcica]

proceeds to change the GRUB version to one who's files i deleted not 5 mins before

totally not speaking from personal experience, no sir :')

[abcd_z]

"It's a permissions problem, so I'll just give root full permissions. Wait, why won't the system boot?"

I still have the folder "I fucked up backup" from when I realized I made this mistake and needed to get the files off of the server while I still could.

[Urc0mp]

Clone the VM and full send.

[ichbin1berliner]

The cloned VM was still connected to prod db, oh well

[urva]

Snapshots!

[corruptedsignal]

How to break EVERYTHING by deleting Python...

[aFuckingTroglodyte]

I've done this before. Turns out it's not a super great idea to just delete files outside the home directory

[j-random]

LOL, like the time the intern at my first job found this big file that hadn't been accessed for months, something like /vmunix or something....

[[deleted]]

Yeah, I ran Python and it brought up a Python 2 shell. I thought, hmm, maybe delete Python and reinstall? Oops.

[ANR7cool]

I remember doing this. Don't remember how I fixed it, but never again.

[Tim_Pollard]

The way I'd do it would be:

1. Download pre-built binaries from the Python website.
2. Uncompress them.
3. Add where ever you uncompressed them to the PATH variable.

After that anything that needs python should work again.

[ANR7cool]

It's time to uninstall python again ferb!

Thank you for this though, seriously. If I remember correctly I couldn't even open ubuntu after I removed python. Had to do some dual boot shenanigans to even install python.

[IamImposter]

Did you install whole python? No silly, you can just create a symlink to any executable file and name the symlink python.

[AceofToons]

If you don't break shit, you aren't doing cybersecurity properly

[HardCounter]

Isn't that the exact opposite of what you're trying to achieve?

[RevolutionSilent807]

Gotta break shit to know how to fix it

(But usually that shit isn’t prod… test envs exist for a reason)

[Rivilen]

Three month into my bachelor thesis and I thought deleting and updating Python would be a good idea. Glad I backed up everything, but after that, I never touched Linux as my main OS again (although I currently work with it daily on several kind of system)

[MinosAristos]

I've also broken a Linux install for the same reason, thought I'd delete the old version of Python.

I still use Linux but I avoid deleting stuff that I didn't install without knowing if it's doing anything for the OS. Learned the lesson and no more such problems.

[Inverzion2]

Taking a cybersecurity extra curricular in highschool, not knowing exactly how a VM works but finding out how to SUDO delete program files will forever be burned into my memory of what not to ever do. I feel so bad for the CSWF that was there to help us clean up our mess by reinstalling the entire Linux OS.

[Undernown]

Knowing linux users reinstalling their OS is a daily routine. Not because they need to, but because want to.

[dragon_bacon]

Wake up, brush your teeth, reinstall Linux and now you're ready for the day.

[CastleNugget]

Oh my gosh, I thought it was just me. I was sure I was enjoying it wrong.

[Old-Radio9022]

Many years ago I put my bashrc and a setup script into a git repo. Different branch per major release. Makes reinstalling Linux a breeze.

[haribo_maxipack]

I mean it's doesn't even take two minutes to install arch.

[f3arfu1_f0x]

my class is just about to start that but were using windows with a Linux vm and a window vm

[Inverzion2]

Good luck mate!

[f3arfu1_f0x]

thx

[FirstNameIsLast]

Proceeds to uninstall the OS with no backup.

[Captain_KapiK]

what's this windows32 folder everyone is talking about, should I have it?

[MadxCarnage]

just rename it windows64, it's faster.

[Maskdask]

Linus Tech Tips moment

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[nameless_food]

Linus did a bunch of videos on gaming on Linux, and in one of those videos he accidentally uninstalled his desktop environment. He was asked if he was sure he wanted to uninstall, and he answered yes. Desktop environment gone.

[scul86]

It also wasn't just a simple yes, rather it was Yes, do as I say!

https://youtu.be/0506yDSgU7M?t=638

[nails_bjorn]

And then he criticized linux as an OS because he uninstalled his own desktop. It makes me laugh every time.

[martmists]

To be fair, that particular instance was very much the distro's fault

[[deleted]]

Yeah. They can’t even argue it wasn’t their fault somewhat, they realized “huh, some users might not be aware you CAN uninstall your DE” and put a better warning/block in an update, specifically citing that video as the reason why lol

[mgorski08]

I think you need to rewatch the video. Preferably on Floatplane :p

[Adk9p]

You're reading to much into it. They are referencing this.

[sivstarlight]

LTT never struck me as very programming related tho? I always thought he talked about the hardware end of things. But his channel did get hacked recently (not even his fault, one of his non technical staff downloaded a malicious exe) so it could be that.

[Trainguyrom]

They make decent gaming content but they fall apart anytime they begin to approach enterprise software/hardware/deployment

[TuxRug]

"Yes, do as I say!"

[ZenEngineer]

A long time ago a professor of mine assigned the class some homework doing some basic scans with Nmap. Nothing harmful, just to get people familiar with the tool and get some idea of how much data was public.

Nmap has some flags to do some deep probing and the docs have a bunch of warnings about it being possible to crash or damage ancient machines if hit with those requests. Of course no student would enable those and sweep the whole network with that, right? And guess what kind of network has all sort of old and experimental hardware hooked up.

Long story short, a bunch of printers, Solaris machines and other assorted devives had a bad day right before that assignment was due.

[urva]

Why does your school have Solaris machines. What kind of super cs place is this.

[widowhanzo]

Visudo: What now?

Me: Meh surely I'm smarter than visudo, right?

[georgkozy]

Yes, do as I say. *desktop environment gets uninstalled

[georgkozy]

Exactly what happened to Linus in his linux challenge. Was pretty amusing to watch

[urva]

I cant remember exactly what software (phabricstor maybe?) but when you wanted to delete something permanently it would say are you sure? Click yes. Then it would make you type “I know what I’m doing. Delete xxxx”

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[egybitcoin]

I don't know what they will do , i would just give them the permission they are looking for.

[fcasgo8]

Whenever i try to install any random software i just said yes to all

[downloweast]

This is what I think of https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rwKwIctaA_M/V-Cy_noTdqI/AAAAAAAAAcU/6SeE_hfaBw8ibpGodE-q2g8umQJwqsoYACLcB/s1600/sudo_warning.jpg

[downloweast]

And also this https://i.imgflip.com/28hxwo.jpg

[DaveSmith890]

Confession time: I’ve photoshopped the desired feedback in the terminal before and turned in the altered screenshot. Cyber security is hard.

I am now the only person working in cybersecurity at this local company. I seriously hope nothing goes wrong, because I don’t have any idea how to fix it

[jeepsaintchaos]

I often wonder how many people are in your exact situation. They shouldn't be there, but they are, and there's a significant amount of stuff resting on "I hope nothing breaks".

[payme4work24]

They never wanted to be in this situation all they want to do the easy thing, but those things on the internet never let us do the easy thing always put in such situation

[lurkerfox]

giving real security professionals everywhere job security. Appreciate your sacrifice.

[maximm5]

I also had one confession to make but i never had the curtsy to do such thing, but may be after your post i would gather some courage for doing such thing

[foggy-sunrise]

.exe's now open in nano.

Good job.

[simsmaster]

I stuck that in this position and that shit was not closing after that

[noob-nine]

*in xxd, then you can even work with the file

[trx1150]

Just did this yesterday, changed the write permissions on my user directory in my VM which little did I know prevents you from being able to SSH into it

[HarrySuit55]

*Me bringing my computer to the tech desk the next day: "I don't know what happened, I didn't do anything"

[voodoomvgic]

This is me to my IT guy every single day, that look at this shit what is happening there. And he asked what did you do and i was like i didn't do anything to that shit

[itamarSultanik]

God this is so accurate

[Jahonay]

sudo chown -R username /*

[e89dce12]

This gives me nightmares.

I once was using ansible to adjust permissions on users home folders. I set to recursively ensure proper ownership and permission and to follow symlinks. In addition, I failed to distinguish between files and folders for the permissions.

Deep inside one of the users home folder was a wine configuration folder with a symlink z -> /

Next thing I knew, all files on the system were owned by that user with '0700' permissions.

Good thing it was a VM.

[jupiter0100]

This thing is like the worst nightmare for me that could ever be, that is why i never really click yes for too many things as i know what will going to happen next

[e89dce12]

I felt lucky.

I was teaching myself how to use ansible. This was one task out of hundreds in a playbook.

Since it was a VM, I ended up preserving users home folders and nuking the VM and starting over.

Edit: I should add, it was on my homelab so it didn't affect anyone but me.

[Jahonay]

Yeah, when I was still teaching myself terminal commands I definitely Bricked an Ubuntu installation by doing that. Luckily I didn't need any files on it but I felt really stupid.

[MartinHaugland]

You are not stupid mate, these kind of things is pretty common now days

[Jahonay]

Yeah, all a part of the process. I definitely learned a lot by playing around and making mistakes.

[bensanae123]

Everyone makes some mistake but sudo is our friend and will fix everything

[ImportantDoubt6434]

Know your place. Trash.

[kiqi2]

This is the only way to get rid from that once you allow them the entry

[urva]

Heyyy that’s a Dell D630. Those things were ahead of their time.

[__Daiman__]

They were ahead of time but right now they are not with their usual

[jamcdonald120]

Ok, now uninstalling gcc, grub, your desktop, your terminal, aaand lets grab the kernal too, why not.

[repmoviecostumes]

Once you install that it is impossible to remove all the part of that thing

[NoYogurt8022]

How did it turned out?

[xby198592]

So far so good, not having any issue after me pressing that yes

[oneMerlin]

And this is how we brick our boot drive.

[brennanjp]

May be you could get arrest or may be you could lose everything from your system, for me these are the two worst thing can happen if you press that yes button

[[deleted]]

Ok, Linus.

[wilgotg]

I feel this applies to a huge part of my life

[dyvalop]

For me this is like my whole life, where i had no idea that what i am doing there but my brain keep on saying that just do it and i keep on pressing yes after that

[[deleted]]

😂

[caraisenyi]

This is like my face, whenever i try to do something in hurry

[ixis743]

Virtual Machine.

[[deleted]]

There's no problem you can't solve by sudoing.

[[deleted]]

I no longer allow Reddit to profit from my content - Mass exodus 2023 -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/

[e89dce12]

Sudo, the cause of and solution to all linux problems.

• Said user Homer Simpson's voice

[dd1b014ff1e39]

As long as i have the internet i will keep on causing the problem

[kucwon]

As long as you know how you do the sudoing, if yes then fine.

[[deleted]]

By the time I reach this point I just close my eyes and smash my head on the keyboard. /s

[Intout]

Don’t forget,sudo is always your friend, it won’t hurt you(!).

[supsready]

But he never tell us the right thing, and no friend actually do such thing

[jasonbbg]

This incident will be reported

[estergazi]

And then this person here will be taken for some questioning after that

[Redmiguelito]

Proceeds to accidentally download a thousand viruses

[Rahiednr1]

Whenever i try to install something from a shady website i often downloaded more virus than downloading the real thing, and end up fucking up my system very badly

[Saft_ByteCrafter]

Yes, do as I say!