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		e12e on June 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tailscale SSH Indeed, "root" is not a person - only persons should have authorization (to log in, to elevate via su/sudo). Ed: although in this case the binding between a system user and a person happens at the tailscale level.

megous on June 22, 2022 [–]

"bob" UNIX account is not a person either.

If you ssh in, no matter to what account, your key ID is logged and that's what matters.

Anything can happen afterwards, unless you have a really tight grip on your system, since local privilege escallations are not that hard or uncommon.

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