Sounds like you’re overthinking/overdoing it.
Just say no and that you don’t want to take any risk on. If you want to be helpful tell him that he should reach out to the payer and see what they can do to help him.
Short, sweet, and simple. Then move on. Not worth your time, energy, and worry.









Yeah. I’m not pro-AI by any stretch but internet searching powered by AI has made it MUCH easier to tinker and troubleshoot. The Linux community can be pretty awful when you’re new to Linux and trying to make things run.