Yes! that seems like a very good idea at the moment. I am sure when I am a
bit more confident using the Mac I will change it back again.
thanks
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darcy Burnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: running as a non admin user
Hi everyone. Recently I've seen a lot of messages from people who have
gotten in to trouble by doing things like renaming and deleting
applications. One thing I would suggest is to create a second user
account for administrative things, and then downgrade your standard
account to a regular user. Then, you can only effect things in your home
folder. If you need to do anything that involves things other than your
home folder, you get prompted for an administrator name and password.
Definitely a good way to prevent accidents.
You do this in the accounts section of system preferences.
Darcy
