On Oct 24, 2011, at 11:09 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > what if I, as the administrator of the computer, don't wish to give access to > every system application?... interesting topic... so even if I choose to give > all the kiddies a user on my mac, I cannot control the system apps. or > frankly who uses them... Thats how I understand it anyway.
That's handled through another mechanism entirely, via Parental Controls. (at least in 10.5 and 10.6, it may have been incorporated into the Accounts prefs in earlier versions of the OS ) You have ALWAYS been able to define a limited user, and restrict what programs (even system-wide ones) a user could use. -- 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 a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
