Isn't that what good permissions, not running as root by default, and backups, are all for?
Considering we are discussing this in a beginners post about Linux, the foundation of careful usage should still apply.
Other than that, yes you are certainly right. A beginner probably doesn't have these precautions in place though.
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Isn't that what good permissions, not running as root by default, and backups, are all for?
Considering we are discussing this in a beginners post about Linux, the foundation of careful usage should still apply.
Other than that, yes you are certainly right. A beginner probably doesn't have these precautions in place though.