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		amelius on June 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Try: run a command and inspect its effects before ... Can you do this as a non-root user?

kevincox on June 25, 2023 | [–]

I don't know about the script but in theory yes. As long as non-root namespaces are enabled. (Enabled by default on most distos these days)

MichaelMoser123 on June 25, 2023 | [–]

didn't try it out yet (running on osx right now). But it should work with non-root users. The underlying file system is read-only.

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