On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:22:21PM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote:
> Le 11/12/2023 à 21:15, Alexandros Prekates via Dng a écrit :
> > I think an admin should not run services for himself.
>
>     System-wide priviledged systems don't run for the admin; they run for
> all users. All users need them, but only the admin is allowed to manage
> them, for security reasons. Can you understand the difference? Any
> application which is responding to a user can be, strictly speaking,
> considered a server. In that sense, an interactive shell is a server, and
> every user, including the admin can run an interactive shell for
> (her|him)self.
>
>     I got the impression you are trying to address the somewhat complex
> question of service supervision, while you have a poor idea of the way an OS
> works, to begin with.
>
>     Are you asking theoretical questions or are you addressing a real
> problem?

It's not a bad idea to have publicly available services belonging to
specific users. That way their potential for damage is limited
to that user's permissions.

-- hendrik