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Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future]
From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor () hammerofgod com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:48:06 -0300
Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:But that's the same on my Mac and Ubuntu distro too. The first useris the admin. Granted, the default behavior on Mac/nix requires the admin password and not just a confirmation, but at the end of the day, it's all the same. I actually like being able to change the behavior to suit my environment, which I can do with Visa/Win7. In regards to Ubuntu, that isn't necessarily correct. Yes, the first user is setup and given access as a sudoer, but that is all. When you log in, you are logging in with user priveleges and have to escalate each time, for each independant act that requires system modification.
Nice to see intelligent dialog on Full-Disclosure, eh? ;) Yes, but the point is that it is the *same* username and password set up initially. The true 'administrator' user on Vista is disabled by default, and though the user you set up initially is a member of the administrators group, it also requires that each action (needing admin privileges) must escalate in the same way; the method used is configurable by the user, but set to a confirmation dialog box rather than a password. At this point in the game, it's all fundamentally the same, with each OS having its own nuances. It's when I see people responding to the "Mac commercial" type hyperbole of having to use UAC for every function, and how all they have to do is click "OK" (thus showing that they are running as admin which they shouldn't do, but certainly can) when I have to respond. t _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- [Fwd: Re: windows future] Rohit Patnaik (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Rohit Patnaik (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Rob Thompson (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 27)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Peter Besenbruch (Aug 28)
- Re: [Fwd: Re: windows future] Thor (Hammer of God) (Aug 27)
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