On 28/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "User Account Control". Quoting MS - "The main goal of User Account > Control is to reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating > system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode. This > limitation minimizes the ability for users to make changes that could > destabilize their computers or inadvertently expose the network to > viruses through undetected malware that has infected their computer." > > It's basically SUDO... (but without having to type the password it), > made out to be a brilliant MS invention...
When they 'invented' it, they made it nearly unusable. Every time a program tries to do something that needs escalated privileges, it pops up a dialog box. And their detection of whether or not a program is an installer is laughable - there may be other checks, but rename a random program (such as notepad) as setup.exe and you suddenly need to run it with administrator privileges!!! Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
