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Re: Law #1; This is what the idea of a super user is supposed to help with, and not properly using that concept is part of the reason Windows has developed such
by thedufer 15y ago
Re: Law #1; This is what the idea of a super user is supposed to help with, and not properly using that concept is part of the reason Windows has developed such a poor reputation for security. To some degree, a program run by a normal user can do damage, but nowhere near what a program run by a super user can do.
- contextfree 15y agoI would say that a program run by a normal user can do most of the damage that the owner/user of a personal system (as opposed to an admin of a multi-user system) actually cares about.