> Another aspect of this is that in Windows it's notoriously > difficult to run as anything other than an Administrator and > have anything work. In Linux/UNIX, operating as root is seldom > necessary.
This isn't really accurate. It's quite easy to run almost all services (outside of the OS's own services) using non-privileged accounts. Just because this doesn't happen by default doesn't mean it's difficult. It's a bit more difficult to run user applications without administrative rights, because most users are not familiar with system administration. But even that is doable - I'm typing this from my laptop, using a non-privileged account, just like I do every day. In fact, it's not generally harder than Unix. Just like in Unix, you need to know how to set filesystem permissions. The difference is simply that Unix people take that for granted. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239952 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
