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Just like a root account can, you mean.
This is a huge change of position, if I might say so... Let's consider all the different processes that run on a machine. Many processes require access to certain capabilities which require some privileged access, but giving that process a full root access would be highly foolish. There areverygood reasons for having fine-grained control.
And what happens to the users of a system where their admin is only on the way to being competent, rather than is essentially perfect?
Eh? I think not! In order to keep an MS machine secure, MS require the user to run anti-virus, not open email attachments, not download things, etc. etc. etc. The user has to be perfect in order to keep an MS machine in good condition.
Truthfully, I never thought of this. Using a CLI for untarring is a real pain. IMHO, both a CLI and a GUI have their advantages...
Indeed.
Daveman750 wrote something like: WHat simple task? I use this box as user all the time. I can do what I want? I can install software and all I need to do is enter a...
On Tuesday 06 December 2005 16:24, Daveman750 stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Error messages are not ridiculous. They have meaning. That's why they are there...
So you accept that there are some circumstances where a single, all powerful person might not be ideal - excellent. Now just extend the concept...
What problem remains?
Your point was that a poor admin was the fault of the users for appointing the admin. I was pointing out that this is unlikely to be the case for large systems - the welcome to reality is for you, I think, not for me.
As I said above, it's quite possible to design systems with no root account at all, using the sudo approach. There is no specific need for a root account, and many systems, such as OSX do not have one at all, and are no worse for it.
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