on 27/2/03 7:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> From what I understand that's a Pismo-only thing. My girlfriend's >> Lombard >> 9.2.2 can be set to request a password on boot (never experimented from >> sleep though). > > No, no, no. I respectfully beg to differ. For one thing, my old machine > was a Lombard and there was an issue specifically related to Password > Security (I may be getting the name wrong- I've been out of the Classic > loop for tto long) CDEV where if you tried to reinstall it on 9.1 or > later, it would break your machine. In order to prepare for the advent > of OS X and its UNIX underpinnings, 9.1 eliminated this utility out of > necessity and introduced "Multiple Users", among other things. Sure, > your gf's Lombard can request a password under 9.2.2 as could my 800 > iBook or any Mac running 9.1 or later, but it's not the same thing- > that's simply an option within Multiple Users.
I'm thinking we're talking about different things -- the "Password Security" thingy I'm referring to is a control panel (installed by the default OS 9.2.1/9.2.2 update on my gf's Lombard/333) which sets a password which is requested at boot time before the OS even starts the boot process, else the drive refuses to boot (OS 9.2.2). I've never actually checked to see if it also requires the password to mount the disk (say you booted from a CD) (though, IIRC it's not part of Multiple Users... the interface makes it seem like a hold-over from OS 7/8 days). Hmm? Fun things them these thar Macs! -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
