Every time I try to install Docker there's a warning that being in the "docker" group is equivalent to having root access. You should probably know about this workaround by now.
jjmarr
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用户在使用 Docker 等需要 root 权限的工具时，常因缺乏 sudo 权限而无法正常安装或配置环境。现有流程中，用户需要手动申请权限或寻找替代方案，但 Docker 的 docker 组权限设计本身等同于 root 访问，存在已知的安全风险。这种权限不足与安全风险之间的矛盾，导致用户要么陷入申请权限的繁琐流程，要么被迫使用不安全的变通方法，造成工作效率低下和安全隐患。
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Codex just found a “workaround” of not having sudo on my pc…
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This has been a known Docker "feature" since the beginning, nothing new here. This pattern is used to configure host machines by some tools.
throwawaypath
It would be cooler if the llm said something like: > I noticed the machine doesn't have copy-fail patched, here is a quick workaround for not having root access for now. > // TODO: find a better way to do this in the future.
eddythompson80
I realize this is supposed to be a post about how scary the security vulnerabilities these agents will find are. But personally I love when agents do things like this and appreciate the help. Last thing in the world I want is for them to nerf the models.
CSMastermind
I did that more than a decade ago as a new hire. My manager forgot to gave me sudo access to the shared build server. I gave myself sudo access through this method after getting his permission. Needless to say, I have podman in rootless mode at home as soon as that became available.
kccqzy
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