On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 02:45:17PM +0200, Jan Zelený wrote: > ad b) how many times have this feature actually saved you from erasing the > kernel? In 10+ years using Linux I have never managed to do this > accidentally. > That being said, if users accidentally instruct yum to erase the running > kernel on a regular basis, we are will reconsider this argument. Hence the > poll ... feel free to reopen the bug too, otherwise it might get off the > radar.
I don't know about the kernel option in specific, but the _general_ package protection option (initially a plugin, and then integrated into the core as it proved to be generally useful) has saved me many times, and probably more importantly, I'm sure it's saved me saved me on support for systems where the user has root access and or where students admin the machines. -- Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> Fedora Project Leader -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
