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Long time Windows developer gets a Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 596251" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Just to muddle up things more here...</p><p> </p><p>Basically an administrator can do pretty much anything root can do. An admin will have to frequently verify/confirm an action that "may" be dangerous to the system, and in some cases will have to resort to using the terminal. Root, once logged in, is completely unfettered and has fewer hassles to face, if any. At least that's been my perspective of things.</p><p> </p><p>So "should" one run a limited account routinely and use the Admin account only as needed? I've seen it recommended that way, but I personally don't due to the nuisance it would involve. Basically you have to simply trust yourself not to do anything stupid, and be aware of what you are doing and what's going on. If you get a pop-up box asking for your password, you should know why it's asking this. Often it's just an app installer that needs to put files in the Library, but other times you may be trying to do something (like delete a Library item) that potentially could cause a problem with the system. It's possible to run a malicious script that, if you aren't paying attention and just authorize it, could cause damage. In Windows... you don't get asked for a password... such a script would just go! Those boxes asking for authorization are one extra layer of security that exist to make you pause and think for a moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 596251, member: 38864"] Just to muddle up things more here... Basically an administrator can do pretty much anything root can do. An admin will have to frequently verify/confirm an action that "may" be dangerous to the system, and in some cases will have to resort to using the terminal. Root, once logged in, is completely unfettered and has fewer hassles to face, if any. At least that's been my perspective of things. So "should" one run a limited account routinely and use the Admin account only as needed? I've seen it recommended that way, but I personally don't due to the nuisance it would involve. Basically you have to simply trust yourself not to do anything stupid, and be aware of what you are doing and what's going on. If you get a pop-up box asking for your password, you should know why it's asking this. Often it's just an app installer that needs to put files in the Library, but other times you may be trying to do something (like delete a Library item) that potentially could cause a problem with the system. It's possible to run a malicious script that, if you aren't paying attention and just authorize it, could cause damage. In Windows... you don't get asked for a password... such a script would just go! Those boxes asking for authorization are one extra layer of security that exist to make you pause and think for a moment. [/QUOTE]
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