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Desktop in root mode with browser in guest mode: is it safe?
Posted: 20 Feb 2023, 13:28
by francois
I like working in a root mode environment, but prefer surfing on the internet in a safer way. To get google-chrome-stable running in guest mode while I am in root mode desktop I use:
Is there any security issue that I shoud be aware for doing this?
Thanks.
Desktop in root mode with browser in guest mode: is it safe?
Posted: 20 Feb 2023, 16:32
by Ed_P
Can google-chrome download files to a root protected folder?
Desktop in root mode with browser in guest mode: is it safe?
Posted: 20 Feb 2023, 17:18
by beny
Ed_P can you try --no-sandbox but is a trick too old for the new browser,but work for the root account
Desktop in root mode with browser in guest mode: is it safe?
Posted: 21 Feb 2023, 01:59
by francois
@Ed:
Google chrome guest mode will download into the guest account and nowhere else.
If you start thunar in guest mode, you will not be able to move a guest mode downloaded file from /home/guest/Downloads/ outside the /home/guest structure without resorting to root mode. (tested).
@beny:
https://no-sandbox.io/
When the sandbox is disabled using the flag option --no-sandbox, websites or rendered pages can potentially execute malicious Javascript based exploits on your computer.