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jeswin 61 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Codex just found a "workaround" of not having sudo...

Docker must always be installed rootless on Linux - https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/

There's even an install script for it: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com/rootless | sh

This has been there for a while. The root install option should be removed.

CGamesPlay 61 days ago [–]

I'll accept that it shouldn't be default, but just because your web app runs in rootless docker does not mean that root docker has no place. There are several limitations: https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/troubleshoo...

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