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Run0, a systemd based alternative to sudo, announced

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466 points CoolCold | 3 comments | 29 Apr 24 23:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.61s | source
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cesaref ◴[30 Apr 24 18:53 UTC] No.40214754[source]▶
Let's assume for a moment that it is lower risk than sudo (which is the problem is it addressing), why isn't it also called 'sudo', designed to behave the same as the thing it is replacing, so that anyone (and any scripts) that currently use sudo can carry on and be oblivious to the security benefits this new implementation offers?

I'd instead like to see a post saying something like 'on systemd based systems, a more secure implementation of sudo is provided', and all the clever whatever it is happens behind the scenes, and frankly i'll never need to know about it.

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1. SkyMarshal ◴[30 Apr 24 22:53 UTC] No.40217446[source]▶
alias sudo="run0"

If run0 supports the same flags and parameters they'll be interchangeable with just an alias.

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2. cesaref ◴[01 May 24 08:20 UTC] No.40220809[source]▶
I thought this was a security fix? Let's say I find a problem in ssh, I don't update it, call it 'newssh' and tell people to use an alias to point ssh to newssh do i? I just fix the app.
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3. SkyMarshal ◴[06 May 24 20:25 UTC] No.40279092[source]▶
It's a non-trivial security fix with an entirely new architecture.