OS 10.4 - Lock and unlock settings

switcher.mac · switcher.mac #1 (**permalink**)

03-29-2007, 06:51 PM

Hi. Other than preventing a person from changing a locked setting without a password, is there an advantage to leaving settings locked? In other words, does a locked setting also prevent an automated, perhaps malicious, process from changing the setting?

Benjamindaines · Benjamindaines #2 (**permalink**)

03-29-2007, 08:03 PM

I think it would. I'm not sure though.

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switcher.mac #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 35	03-29-2007, 06:51 PM Hi. Other than preventing a person from changing a locked setting without a password, is there an advantage to leaving settings locked? In other words, does a locked setting also prevent an automated, perhaps malicious, process from changing the setting?
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Benjamindaines #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: A religiously oppressed state Posts: 2,822 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro	03-29-2007, 08:03 PM I think it would. I'm not sure though.
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