On 3/9/10 9:09 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > I didn't find UAC any different than having to supply a root password in > Ubuntu to do certain things, to be honest.
The difference: On Linux, I run as a standard user. When I do the rare thing that requires root access, I get prompted for *my* password (*not* the admin's password). The system then caches the credentials for a short time (5 minutes I think) so I'm not prompted repeatedly for the password. On Windows, I run as administrator. And every time I do something remotely admin-related, I get prompted "did you want to do this?". So, the former is reasonable; the latter is patently absurd. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
