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It's asking me for a password. OMG why doesn't it know it's me and do what I tell it.
You joke but ssu is for that (since you are logged in already, why ask for a password).
Edit: this is for single-user systems. Makes yay (AUR helper) pretty convenient.
Oh no. This is so bad. Who in their right mind would assume that a login user remains the same user throughout the session!?
Oh wait. Windows.
To give the user an extra second to realise they're doing dumb shit, and should stop?
Like, editing a /etc/config file or installling a package. You're ading ssu to already, you're aware you're doing root tasks.
Also, so that a random program you run as an wheel user can't just get root access without asking.