Hi. You might want to leave yourself as a limited user, no matter how
experienced you get. I have myself set that way. No matter how long
you've been using something, there's always the possibility of making
a mistake.
Darcy
On 18-Nov-07, at 3:31 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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]
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To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
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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
