[P1] Woe is me...

[Jack Rodgers]

On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 03:29  AM, Charles Martin wrote:

>>  And, many of us leave the machines on or in sleep mode nearly
>> constantly, so, not knowing the correct password is only of limited 
>> value.
>>
> I can't work out what you mean by this. If you don't know the correct 
> password, you can't ever upgrade or modify or maintain the system 
> until you either learn the password or reset the password.

Not completely true. You can add software, fonts, etc. to the user 
directory even if you don't  know an admin password.

You can make a backup of the currently running user and then add those 
files to any X system running.

While the security features are valuable for a corporation that doesn't 
have built in CDs or Floppies or allow any other method of copying, 
they are a pain for the single user. Someone said leaving the admin 
password blank bypasses all of the security features.

PS: this is one area where Apple's Switcher ads have been a little 
silent. They show a person plugging in a firewire cable to instantly 
download pictues but has anyone seen any ad for doing the same with 
printers, adding software, etc? NOPE.

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Just saw 5 people sitting at a table and each talking to someone else 
on their self-phones.
Jack Rodgers

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