Re: [NTLK] root on OSX

From: Robert Benschop (rbenschop_at_euronet.nl)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 04:50:35 PDT


On woensdag, apr 16, 2003, at 13:38 Europe/Amsterdam,
rpatel_at_accelrys.com wrote:
> I think the first user created after initial boot and working through
> the
> setup wizard is a normal user with admin rights (I think the Win XP
> wizard does
> something similar - thereby hiding the fact that an 'administrator'
> user exists)
>
> I think even as yourself with admin rights certain parts of the system
> are
> protected from you.
>
This how I'm logged in at all times and how I understood that things
work as well, so always as Admin, never as Root. (I wouldn't dare ;-)

Robert Benschop

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