[X4U] Extra Applications folder

Robert Ameeti Robert at Ameeti.net
Sat Jan 12 06:49:35 PST 2008


At 12:01 PM +0000, 1/12/08, David Ledger wrote:

>But be aware that should you accidentally run some Trojan that may 
>exist in the future, it wouldn't have to ask for a password to 
>attach something to any App in ~/Applications, because you own them.

Where does this belief come from? Users, Groups, & Others have 
rights, not ownership. Any change to an application should require 
authorization from  someone who has rights to make that change.
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Robert Ameeti

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