![I cannot make any post/comment containing the string [slash]etc[slash]passwd on lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8ab235b9-7511-4e98-89fd-c9a1abaa0cf4.png){kind=link}
When I try to submit a post or comment containing the string [slash]etc[slash] passwd, the submit button goes into a loading state and spins indefinitely. The request is blocked by Cloudflare with status code 403. I can’t even search for the forbidden string. You have to check dev tools to find out what went wrong, this error is not handled in the UI at all.
So, if you’ve ever tried to reply to a tech issue and the UI just won’t let you, maybe this is why.
Let’s see, I’m on lemmy.world: /etc/passwd
Are you using the website or an app?
On the website:
/etc/password
Let’s see.
EDIT: Well, maybe the Cloudfare filters are region-dependent.
I just realized my previous reply from 3 days ago might not be visible to you.
You wrote
passwordinstead ofpasswd, I think that’s why it passed the filter.Link to the comment you probably didn’t receive: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/17139304/10847588
Interesting, yep, passwd fails for me too.
What the heck, it consistently does not work for me. I guess that’s not the only deciding factor in why my posts don’t go through. I’ve changed the pronoun in my post from ‘you’ to ‘I’ because it doesn’t apply to everyone. ^^