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Gives a fairly balanced view of the picture - http://www.infoworld.com/article/2988096/mac-os-x/sorry-unix-fans-os-x-el-capitan-kills-root.html http://www.infow

by dman 9y ago

Gives a fairly balanced view of the picture - http://www.infoworld.com/article/2988096/mac-os-x/sorry-unix-fans-os-x-el-capitan-kills-root.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/2988096/mac-os-x/sorry-unix... .

pjmlp 9y ago
OS X isn't the first UNIX to have a constrained root. Safety conscious UNIXes like Tru64 did it first.
pjmlp 9y ago
As I can not edit my comment any longer, examples how Tru64 made use of Security Integration Architecture, are described on the "Security Programming" guide, http://h41361.www4.hpe.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51B_ACRO_DUX/ARSFDATE.PDF http://h41361.www4.hpe.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51B_...