On 07/07/2010 04:24 p.m., Stephen Russell wrote: > 2010/7/7 Ricardo Aráoz<[email protected]>: > > >> I use Ubuntu at home. >> Whenever I want to use a visual tool that needs privileged access I'm >> asked for the password. >> Even have an "explorer" app with root privileges (asks for password >> before entering), if I want to visually manipulate privileged files. >> If I'm using the command window then I'm told I don't have privileges. >> Just rewrite the instruction with "sudo " in front and I'm asked for the >> password before going into the app. >> Not in the way at all. >> (at the office though, we still use XP) >> > ---------------------- > > I bet you are always logged as an Administer on your local box for > your daily work as well as if you remote to a server? > > Point is that in Linux you understand the rules and in Win you blindly > override them. > > If you don't have Administrator rights in your day work environment > let me shake your hand. Few of us use multiple login creds in a Win > environment. >
No, just single login. No administrator rights. > When I asked for a second userID for non admin working they looked at > me like I was nuts. They were right but for other reasons ;-> > LOL They look at me like I am nuts, even though I never asked for a second userId. I guess they may be right. :c) _______________________________________________ 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.
