making everything avail from admin to user

link0126 · Jun 29, 2009

is there a quick way to make all admin files avail to users? as of now I know how to do it by "get info" on the individual files, but is there a quick, global way to do this?

I've been using the admin acct, and want to start using the user acct and just keep the admin for settings but can't access all my new files from the admin. thanks

chscag · Jun 29, 2009

The "idea" is to utilize a user account for everyday computing rather than the admin account. While OS X is fairly immune to the type of malware and virus infections that are common in Windows, it's still a good idea to keep your admin account separate.

What admin files do you need to have access to? Normally, it's a simple matter of logging out as user and logging back in as admin in order to install software. Even at that, you can always open terminal and use "sudo" plus the command. It will ask for your password.

Regards.

link0126 · Jun 30, 2009

chscag said:
The "idea" is to utilize a user account for everyday computing rather than the admin account. While OS X is fairly immune to the type of malware and virus infections that are common in Windows, it's still a good idea to keep your admin account separate.

What admin files do you need to have access to? Normally, it's a simple matter of logging out as user and logging back in as admin in order to install software. Even at that, you can always open terminal and use "sudo" plus the command. It will ask for your password.

Regards.

right... so now what I want to do is now start to do that. I need to make all the downloads and new installs, music, etc. now available to the User. How is this possible?

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