Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread Mark Koan
How crackable is At Ease if you just managed to boot from an external device, bypassing the startup disk using keyboard combinations? I am looking for a way to password protect from prying eyes... Also, since we are on the topic, what's the most secure web browser for a quadra?

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread macsonly
if not i have 12+ copies unknown version, still shrink wrapped. real cheap. charles lenington oklahoma city Chuck Bush wrote: At Ease is the best way to do that prior to system 9 (it only runs up through system 8.6). I use it all the time, it allows you to both password protect, and choose

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread Stephen Alexander
I may be off base but I think it must be doable. I suspect At Ease can be configured to handle that stuff because IIRC when I was in HS they locked down the machines with a fairly early version which we were not able to floppy-boot to get around... Again I can't be certain but if memory serves

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread Stefan Daehler
Original Message: That has always been a disadvantage of At Ease. Once you have booted the machine with another startup disk, you can go into the preferences folder, and throw away At Ease Preferences. All your passwords and settings are then gone, and anyone can reboot on the main disk without

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread William Ove
On Sep 22, 2004, at 9:32 PM, Stephen Alexander wrote: I may be off base but I think it must be doable. I suspect At Ease can be configured to handle that stuff because IIRC when I was in HS they locked down the machines with a fairly early version which we were not able to floppy-boot to get

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread Chuck Bush
I think there were some network versions of At Ease that locked the disk out if started with another disk, but I am not sure. I have only worked with the regular retail version, which I love and still use all the time. Chuck On 9/22/04 7:32 PM, Stephen Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I may

Re: [q] multiple users setup for 8.1 or7.5?

2004-09-22 Thread setient
you can actually use an open apple reset and then type g f (exactly like that) then press return then it goes to finder anyways to bypass it. there was also an application called fool proof that limited access to machines the ability to write and such -- Quadlist is sponsored by