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Always use 'user' as your username (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linuxmasterrace@feddit.de
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Dont use Reddit username or Facebook username or anything like that even if it could be cool. That way you dont have to worry even if some log file or error stack trace recorded your username.

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[–] drkt@feddit.dk 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would I be worried about my username showing up in logs and errors?

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sometimes you may not want to be identified.

[–] gigachad@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago (1 children) 
user is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
[–] excral@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Another one for the naughty list
https://xkcd.com/838/

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok but your PC username is way more private than your lemmy username, also its not your real name so what's the problem?