Never used anything other then Mac OS X. Please stop with the linux OK? Just wand to kwon how to fix this problem.
On Nov 5, 3:28 pm, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 5, 2008, at 1:17 PM, hackmiester / Hunter Fuller wrote: > > >> This can mess up OS X really badly if handled wrongly. Most often I > >> see this on systems owned by previously heavy Linux users who are > >> hesitant to use OSX'es 'sudo' oriented administration model in favor > >> of Linux's root oriented one. Then they charge in based on 'OSX is > > > Since when does Linux not have a root oriented admin model? > > Any install of Linux I've ever used prompts you for a root password > upon installation, and every Linux I've ever used has root as an > active account with a login shell. > > > I guess > > what I really mean is, what is this, the 80s? I've used sudo for > > years... I wasn't aware anyone still used su (or an outright root > > login)... > > LOTS of people use su, because it means that only one password has to > be really kept secure, versus sudo which means a BUNCH of them do. > Fewer avenues of attack. > > Each and every time I've run into a messed up OS X system with the > root account enabled, it's because someone with a lot of Linux > experience did it to make it 'work more like Linux'. People used to > using sudo will not likely enable the root account that way, ergo, > they won't have problems..:-) > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
