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		valine on Nov 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with... This is deeply troubling. How does this even happen?

andrewstuart2 on Nov 28, 2017 [–]

All too easily. There's so much to keep track of in modern systems engineering. We should all have a healthy dose of awareness that we could be/create that weakest link even on our best days.

tiborsaas on Nov 28, 2017 | [–]

Errr... umm... unit tests? Tests?

andrewstuart2 on Nov 29, 2017 | | [–]

You can have 100% coverage and never check a single edge case. Much less remember every edge case.

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