Re: MacOS X Oddity

[Edsel Adap <edsel () adap org>]

I'm not sitting in front of my Mac right now, but I believe there is a
little icon on the lower left that looks like an open padlock.  If you
click this to the locked position, no more user changes will be allowed,
until you click it again to unlock (which will prompt for a password).

On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 11:22:52AM -0500, Lucas Holt wrote:
> I noticed that on a Mac OS 10.1.5 system, a user with access to a logged
> in system (as an admin) can create users without being prompted for  a
> password.  To use software update one needs an admin password, but not
> to create users with admin rights?
>
> System found on:
> Original iBook upgraded to Mac OS 10.1.
> 10.1.5 update
> all post 10.1.5 updates as of 11/26/02
>
> Lucas Holt
> Luke () FoolishGames com

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