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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: There he goes again
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 23:35:49 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 8 Jul 2024 02:54:52 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> On 2024-07-07 05:59, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On 7 Jul 2024 03:25:47 GMT, vallor wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 01:31:41 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>>> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <v6cr5s$1kfb$1@dont-email.me>:
>>>
>>>> That’s not running as root now, is it?
>>>
>>> Yes, and that's the problem.
>> 
>> Maybe think of GParted as Nature’s way of telling you not to run GUI
>> tools as root.
> 
> gparted is a GUI tool intended to be run as root.

And we have seen what happens when it is.

Some decades ago there was a devilish little gadget, shaped exactly like a 
legitimate electrical plug, with a sign on it that said “The Little Wonder 
Fuse-Blower: Insert In Electrical Socket And PRESS!”.

Funny how many people did exactly that ...