On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 08:23:18AM +0200, Jon Glass wrote: : : So, what you are saying is that "single-user mode" is not a normal operating : environment?
Very much correct. : Here is a question, can you bypass giving root a password, or will it force : you to enter something--anything--for a password? This whole rigermaroll : sounds like a waste of time if you use this computer for a normal desktop, : and for one person. Why should my computer not be mine? Sounds to : Microsoft-like for my blood... OS X is multi-user thanks to its Unix heritage. It seems like overkill if you're the only user on your computer. But there are lots of things running under the hood of OS X. Many things run as you. But many other things do not. This is one mechanism to help protect you from yourself. Besides, it's not practically possible to remove multi-user support from OS X. And try to do so means that you want Apple to support more than one Mac OS. That's a lot of work. As for M$, they aren't interested in protecting you from yourself. Look at all the bugs with every version of Windoze! : So, is there any way to just bypass all this silly root, administrator, : multi-user garbage? (which is how I see it, and I'm sorry, but I cannot see : it otherwise. I don't want to use Unix, but a Mac.) For the most part, you should not have to deal with admin passwords, except for some software installs. The nice thing about this is that programs can't trash the OS by themselves because they don't have the admin privileges needed. This way, the user is in charge and not the apps. Isn't that what the Mac experience is all about? -- Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
