Reply to post: Re: Security - he hasn't heard of it

Create a user called '0day', get bonus root privs – thanks, Systemd!

Ken Hagan Gold badge

Re: Security - he hasn't heard of it

"I understand this is annoying, ..."

... because there is a detectable error in the unit file and yet the system does not tell me about it.

"but still: The username is clearly not valid."

...so systemd feels free to make shit up and do that instead.

Sorry Lennart. This is not a security bug but it is definitely a bug, and a pretty embarrassing one at that.

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