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by AstralStorm 2456 days ago
Not entirely true, a cronjob at user level can just ask for the password.
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Not sure how that work? The computer just stands there, with no one around, and “please enter password for user joe” appears? Or same thing happens on a shared computer while another user is logged in - what next?

I mean, sure one can code this, but I cannot imagine many situations where it will be useful. I think if you want cronjobs, you just have to use service users.