GitHub permissions are confusing and error-prone
DevOps and infra3 posts from 3 people3d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)
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3, newest first[New Check]: Entra dynamic groups must not use the retiring memberOf rule### Existing check search - [x] I have searched existing issues, Prowler Hub, and the public roadmap, and this check does not already exist. ### Provider Microsoft 365 ### Service or product area entra ### Suggested check name `entra_dynamic_group_member_of_rule_not_used` ###...prowler-cloud/prowler · kinomakinoOpen ↗why most AWS security tools dump unreadable JSON instead of explaining the actual attack, walked through with iam:PassRole !!..."PassRole granted" without explaining why that matters !!! i have tried some and its annoying sometimes... the actual chain: if a user has PassRole, often scoped too broadly with Resource: *, and perrmission to create someething that can assume a role, Lambda, EC2, a...r/aws · u/kavee-core141Open ↗Windows: _is_pid_alive treats access-denied as dead, so live locks are removed as stale### Bug summary On Windows, `_is_pid_alive` reports a live process as dead whenever `OpenProcess` is denied. `FileSystemLockManager` then treats the lock as stale and removes it while the holder is still running. `src/prefect/locking/_filelock.py:18-44` has two branches that...PrefectHQ/prefect · ethanstonerOpen ↗
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3 posts from 3 people in 3 places, about 1 a week over 35 days. Mostly on PrefectHQ/prefect, r/aws, prowler-cloud/prowler. Tools named alongside: Prefect, AWS Lambda, Lambda, AWS.
Frustration Frustration 2 of 3· Seen on GitHub issues, Reddit
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Posts that state a pain and match the "permissions" rule about GitHub. First post Sep 4, 2026, latest Oct 8, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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GitHub permissions are confusing and error-prone (2 posts)