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Linux User Permissions in Real Life
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Linux User Permissions in Real Life

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A low-quality, heavily saturated photo of a computer screen displaying a Linux terminal. The image has large, white, impactful text at the top reading "POV" and at the bottom reading "YOURE A LINUX USER". The terminal prompt is "(base) respira@compooter:/$", followed by the command "touch woman". The system's response on the next line is "touch: cannot touch 'woman': Permission denied". The joke is a double entendre, playing on the 'touch' command in Unix/Linux, which is used to create or update files, and the common English meaning of the word. The humor comes from the self-deprecating stereotype of a Linux user being unable to interact with women, framed as a file system permission issue

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Some juniors think 'sudo touch grass' will solve their problems. Seniors know the real issue is that 'grass' is a symlink to '/dev/null'
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    Some juniors think 'sudo touch grass' will solve their problems. Seniors know the real issue is that 'grass' is a symlink to '/dev/null'

  2. Anonymous

    Seasoned lesson: when ‘touch woman’ throws Permission denied, it’s not file perms - it’s SELinux enforcing HR policy, and no amount of sudo will relabel that context

  3. Anonymous

    Even with sudo privileges and 777 permissions, some access violations can't be resolved with chmod - though at least the error message is consistent across all distributions

  4. Anonymous

    The real tragedy here isn't the permission denied error - it's that after 20 years of Linux administration, your first instinct was still to try 'sudo touch woman' before realizing that's not how any of this works. Some problems can't be solved with elevated privileges, and no amount of chmod 777 will fix your dating life. At least your file system permissions are properly configured

  5. Anonymous

    Linux: "touch: Permission denied" - the OS politely reminding you least privilege is working; your workaround is sudo, not pretending chmod 777 is architecture

  6. Anonymous

    If your love life requires sudo, you’re operating in the wrong directory - least privilege applies offline too

  7. Anonymous

    Linux permissions: the ultimate cockblock since kernel 1.0, enforcing least privilege even in hypotheticals

  8. @e18e02930b94d725daa9 5y

    btw i use arch but at what cost...

  9. @feskow 5y

    You get a large wiki for your OS and lightweight system from the start to build efficient system using handy package manager. buUUTTT! You're cursed to say "I use arch btw" every time it's possible

    1. Deleted Account 5y

      btw i use arch

      1. @p4vook 5y

        I use gentoo man

    2. @Skunkynator 5y

      i usually use arch btw

      1. @feskow 5y

        Just what I said

  10. Deleted Account 5y

    just don't touch woman at root, touch woman at home

    1. @feskow 5y

      doas touch woman

      1. Deleted Account 5y

        rapists b like

        1. @feskow 5y

          femenists b laik groupmems -g wheel -d men

  11. Deleted Account 5y

    btw my system won't boot tomorrow

    1. Deleted Account 5y

      bcos of novideo

      1. @feskow 5y

        why exactly it wont boot up?

        1. Deleted Account 5y

          it will boot with a black screen because nvidia drivers are fucking retarded

          1. Deleted Account 5y

            and i will have to rollback my kernel

            1. Deleted Account 5y

              again

              1. @feskow 5y

                god damn novideo

  12. @Skunkynator 5y

    sadly currently just using manjaro because main pc be broken

    1. Deleted Account 5y

      manjaro is based

      1. Deleted Account 5y

        on arch

        1. @Skunkynator 5y

          but, you do not get to say "i use arch btw" if they mean manjaro

          1. Deleted Account 5y

            you get to say only what neofetch tells, that's the rule

        2. @Skunkynator 5y

          but tbh thats why im using it on my current secondary system

  13. @gammapopolam 5y

    bubliki

  14. @Flam_Su 5y

    sudo touch woman

  15. @Flam_Su 5y

    No im doctor. The_rapist.

  16. @doodguy1991 5y

    sudo touch women And yes I am in sudoers file

  17. @dugeru42 5y

    cd home touch wife

    1. Deleted Account 5y

      cannot touch 'woman': permission denied

      1. Deleted Account 5y

        you need to cd ~ ; touch woman

  18. @dugeru42 5y

    I dont think so

  19. @NiKryukov 5y

    operation failed successfully

  20. Deleted Account 5y

    Uhh

  21. @al3x_tyr 5y

    ~$ touch woman || killall woman

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