Running M2 as root
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- Macaulay2
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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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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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