on 9/27/01 6:23 AM, Ray Fryer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. Does anyone have any ideas why they disabled the lock "system > folder" and "applications" folder feature in the General Controls > control panel in OS 9.1. I always thought it was a good idea, > particularly to prevent kid's from deleting files. The way Apple has > always insisted on the use of the Trash icon to remove disks always > made me nervous.
I believe It was because of apple's change back towards education, and what administrators have to deal with when it comes to large amounts of macs (hence net booting, and all kinds of goodies). Multi-users are supposed to stop the things you're talking about now, ie if you have kids set them up with their own login and don't give them access to the system folder. > I never did care for the "at ease" program > for kid's. My only concern was the accidental or deliberate deleting > of files. Play with the multi-users control panel. Set one up one account for yourself as the power user who can do anything, then setup another one for the family or your kids. There is a lot of power there if you play with it for a bit... You can either set it up so they can only see certain applications (kind of like at ease just nicer) or sothey can't access the system folder or specific files/folders, or only have access to certain directories (like one where you put explorer, an email app, their games, etc). You can even allow them to play some CD's and not others... It's pretty cool. -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
