on 8/29/02 2:53 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That being said, I don't see what is really different when you boot in > auto-login mode. Specially if you're the admin. You can pretty toss > everything everywhere you want and mess up the system pretty badly.
Ok, so, what is the difference between "root" and "admin?" For what do you need "root" that you cannot do otherwise. (In other words, what is root necessary for?) Is it still necessary to go to the CLI to do some things in Jaguar? Why does this all even exist in the MacOS anyway? I mean, I don't really care for myself. I can learn anything, but my question is why should I want to, and why would I have to? I feel that, like Windows, the user has been pushed one level away from the system itself. What I always preferred about the Mac over Windows was that you weren't working with things that merely represented something else, but with the items themselves. You didn't have program groups, and silly things like that (Win 3), nor did you have to manipulate things that merely pointed to the real files, but you manipulated the files themselves. I get the impression sometimes, that X has gone to the old Windows way of doing things. This has been one of my reasons for not forking out the dough for X. (Others include loosing access to my Newton, having to get a bigger hard drive, having to purchase a new copy of Word or Office and some other software, plus, Nisus isn't out on X yet.) Frankly, this business about users--root, admin, etc, have been rather of a sore spot for me. They scream out to me that my computer is not really mine, but that I'm only allowed to do what the MCP says I can. ;-) In any case, a bit of clarification would come in handy. :-) -- Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." --Mark Twain -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
