starman@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoAndrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10programming.devexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1641arrow-down1external-linkAndrew just wants to open his files on Windows 10programming.devstarman@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-text
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-why-dont-i-have-permission-to-open-my/6f33e814-3cc6-4ce6-993c-dffcf1bb5b75
minus-squareMartianSands@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoBecause you might accidentally do something which breaks the system, or you might run a program which does something malicious without your knowledge. By gating dangerous (or protected for any other reason) commands behind sudo, you create a barrier which is difficult to accidentally cross
Because you might accidentally do something which breaks the system, or you might run a program which does something malicious without your knowledge.
By gating dangerous (or protected for any other reason) commands behind sudo, you create a barrier which is difficult to accidentally cross