Florian Weimer wrote:
> > You can also run strace and gdb as root, where the restrictions do not
> apply.  It's simpler than fiddling with the sysctl, I think.
> I expect that the net effect of this change will be that quite a few of
> us run these tools as root.  

easier yes but its not uncommon for devs to have custom gdb setups that 
wouldn't load as root.
I also don't think that running arbitrary programs as root is a good idea, but 
I am guilty of doing that myself so idk.
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