slay defaults to "mean" mode where it will kill users own processes as a joke
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slay (Debian) |
Fix Released
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slay (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Axel Beckert |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: slay
I have used the "slay" program before and found it useful to clear out unwanted processes. But I discovered a new "feature" today, the so-called "mean" mode, which is that if someone accidentally runs slay without root privileges, slay defaults to killing the user's own processes as a sort of "punishment", "retribution" or basically a joke. This serves no useful purpose, and it's not fitting for a serious utility. It is possible to configure slay not to do that.
But even once having all my processes killed as a punishment or joke from a tool is really annoying, and I'd like to kick someone in the *** for adding that "feature". :o) without wanting to appear ungrateful for an otherwise useful utility. I'm sure all the BOFHs would be laughing, but this feature is not appropriate.
so, here is a (very simple) patch attached
Related branches
Changed in slay: | |
importance: | Undecided → Unknown |
status: | New → Unknown |
Changed in slay: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in slay (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in slay (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Axel Beckert (xtaran) |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in slay (Debian): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
BUMP! damn this stupid program
Please configure slay NOT to be in mean mode, and not to kill the user's own
processes if they accidentally run it without sudo. It's not funny, please fix
this stupid program.
Since when is it acceptable to kill all the user's processes as a kind of
twisted joke when they use a program incorrectly? a help message would be
more appropriate.
Sam