The article explains how this sudo replacement ties to systemd:
> But with one key difference: it’s not in fact SUID. Instead it just asks the service manager to invoke a command or shell under the target user’s UID.
I understand your frustration, but systemd isn't the first attempt to build an integrated system. It just happens to run on Linux. It isn't insane to develop software this way, from that perspective.
> But with one key difference: it’s not in fact SUID. Instead it just asks the service manager to invoke a command or shell under the target user’s UID.
I understand your frustration, but systemd isn't the first attempt to build an integrated system. It just happens to run on Linux. It isn't insane to develop software this way, from that perspective.