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<p><a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-user-id="88355" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/hyperair">@hyperair</a> we really don't support running Geany as root. Its risky as Geany has no safety and security provisions although it can run arbitrary commands.</p>
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<p>If you're sure about this decision, then how about putting a foot down and closing this issue as <code>wontfix</code>? I'll simply mark the downstream bug as invalid as well then.</p>

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