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    Chris Williams‏ @diodesign 1 Jul 2017

    User accounts starting with a digit get bonus root privileges. Just systemd things ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 …pic.twitter.com/aNcJJi6cbD

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      2. Amanpreet Singh‏ @ApsOps 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        Can't accidentally give root permissions if everything is already running as rootpic.twitter.com/HKw5eiqn83

        4 replies 214 retweets 533 likes
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      2. jddj‏ @jddj 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign @matthew_d_green

        Linux should be more like Windows. systemd is making it happen!

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      3. Dave Doran‏ @greminal 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @jddj @diodesign @matthew_d_green

        Systemd is just following the "do one thing well" mantra. It's making new vulns every day.

        0 replies 31 retweets 80 likes
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      2. Ryan Mallon‏ @ryiron 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 …. Steps to get root: name user '0day'. That's it, we're done folks, there will never be a better bug than this.

        1 reply 42 retweets 65 likes
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      1.  ☠ 🔫 Fiendish Dr. Noid, API-T  🔫 ☠‏ @_noid_ 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        So happy people are starting to kick the shit out of systemd. Makes my UNIX beard tingle with delight

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      2. Էդգար/Эдгар/إدكار‏ @EdgarArout 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign @sizeof

        Didn't even click on link and already knew he'd say it's not a systemd mistake , lo and beholdpic.twitter.com/bH8DrLImCs

        3 replies 5 retweets 12 likes
      3. Julien Palard‏ @sizeof 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @EdgarArout @diodesign

        Poettering being Poettering.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Էդգար/Эдгар/إدكار‏ @EdgarArout 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sizeof @diodesign

        How does this attitude end up amassing so much de facto power

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Antranig Vartanian‏ @antranigv 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @EdgarArout @sizeof @diodesign

        because RedHat ;)

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Ben Zanin‏ @gnomon 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        Ben Zanin Retweeted Chris Williams

        Getting real tired of this pattern of assuming responsibilities of use-hardened tools, then skipping the rework.https://twitter.com/diodesign/status/881297275070234624 …

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        Chris Williams @diodesign
        User accounts starting with a digit get bonus root privileges. Just systemd things ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 … pic.twitter.com/aNcJJi6cbD
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      1. Nick Sequeira‏ @TheStubbyTech 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        systemd: "please don't make users that start with a number or wear revealing clothing to the bar"

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      1. Tïm Stamp‏ @stampycode 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign @josephfcox

        I'm legally changing my name to add a zero prefix. 'Cause that's how you get root these days.

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      1. Wim Vander Schelden‏ @wvdschel 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign @Mathiasdm

        I am constantly shocked at the kind of shit bugs "enterprise" Linux software like systemd and firewalld contain.

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      1. Gil Brice‏ @gil_brice 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        Wow! I guess it makes it easy to remember who has root privilege.

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      2. Charles Forsyth‏ @charles_forsyth 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        "What am I bid? Do I hear 9? 9? going once! 99! going once, twice! 0? Did I hear ZERO? Zero going -1, -2, you're IN mate. Well done."

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Roger Peppe‏ @rogpeppe 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @charles_forsyth @diodesign

        "If you write User=000fooohen we'll ignore the assignment altogether (but log about it), since it's syntactically invalid.". Bad move!

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Carlos Solís - @csolisr@social.azkware.net‏ @csolisr 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        I was thinking @DevuanOrg was a bit too mad but now I'm reconsidering

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      2. Mischa  🐡  😎‏ @mischapeters 2 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diodesign

        pic.twitter.com/e8M27dxstU

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