Macaulay2 / Macaulay2/M2

Running M2 as root

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Description

If M2 is run as root, it should notice that and refuse to scribble in the user's home directory, i.e., it should act as though `-q` had appeared on the command line.

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Research direction

No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by finding M2's command-line startup and home-directory handling, then verify that a root invocation avoids writing there and behaves as though -q was supplied.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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