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I can understand why it would be there for date & time. I guess I more don't understand why it's not there for networking - you can add a proxy in (or even a wh

• derefr 9y ago
  I don't think "sharing-only" accounts can; only regular accounts. Keep in mind that a non-"sharing only" account is an account with a special privilege: it can log in through the local-framebuffer LoginWindow. This translates to an assumption that the computer is–at least temporarily—in the physical possession of said user. They're at least sitting down in front of it; they may have been leased it by their employer. The global prefs that can be reconfigured by "regular users" (i.e. non-"sharing only" users) are precisely those prefs required to keep the system in a working state if you're physically in possession of it and doing the things that possession of a computer implies. For example, you can move a computer you physically possess to a new location–at which point the same wireless networks won't be available, and maybe you won't be able to get online without a proxy. So, in order to ensure that just going places doesn't necessitate a call to corporate IT, the default† is to let any non-"sharing only" user configure networking. † "Default" because these prefs can be locked down using a configuration profile (like a windows Group Policy Object) by corporate IT if they need a computer specifically secured against these changes, such as a public-use kiosk.