* Ian Clarke <ian.clarke at gmail.com> [2008-03-17 14:31:19]: > If it is standard practice for services to run as SYSTEM then we > should probably do that too. We don't need to be spending our time > and energy reinventing how to install software on Windows. > > Ian.
That was my original view too but toad managed to convince me that we would get freenet categorized as "spyware" if the user can't kill it from the process manager... > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Matthew Toseland > <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > > How hard would it be to run Freenet as the user that installed it? > > > > ----- toad at zceUWxlSaHLmvEMnbr4RHnVfehA ----- 2008.03.15 - 23:11:45GMT > > ----- > > > > Clearly running as SYSTEM is bad. However every other service runs as > > SYSTEM, > > if we just install a service to run Freenet, it will run as SYSTEM. We > > decided this is bad so we made it run as a custom user for Freenet. > > > > ----- Anonymous ----- 2008.03.15 - 23:25:43GMT ----- > > > > That's not right Toad. My computer won't just automatically boot up now. I > > have to press the user button. Just installing freenet did this to my > > computer without telling me. > > > > ----- cptn_insano at _g2YxqIynCrs2bcwLGQkr+0b544 ----- 2008.03.17 - > > 13:58:17GMT ----- > > > > You mean it boots up but no longer logs you in automatically. > > Many windows boxes will login automatically if there is only one user > > account. > > That is the default behavior unless steps have been taken to secure the > > system. > > Not using Welcome Screen & requiring Ctrl-Alt-Del to login being two > > examples. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Devl mailing list > > Devl at freenetproject.org > > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > > > > > > -- > Email: ian at uprizer.com > Cell: +1 512 422 3588 > Skype: sanity > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20080318/aea36ebe/attachment.pgp>
