Applications can't execute "su" unless they have some way of knowing the root password, and since in the default configuration there is no root password, anyone writing an application to use a system call to execute su(1) would be wasting their time. There is a system API for running processes as root, which uses sudo, which is what's being used when you see the standard "Enter an admin username and password to continue" dialog in any application.
The point is that when an application uses this API and asks for your username and password, you can supply the credentials of anyone with admin permission (specifically, anyone listed in/etc/sudoers). The user doesn't have to have the same password as root. You can have 10 admin users on the machine, all with different passwords, and any one of them can authorize an app to act as the superuser. Whether the root account is "enabled" or not has nothing to do with whether an application can trick a user into granting privileges.
Those of us who were using the web years before anyone at Microsoft even though the Internet would catch on never started using MSN Search in the first place.
Although if he was right, everyone would probably still be using Yahoo for everything.
Umm, if it's running on OS X and can't export pdfs, it's pretty broken since the system's Print dialog can export pdfs from any application that's able to print.
Macs ship with the ability of the root user to login turned off, but the "first user" and "root" have the same password by default - again it's worth changing that too (just change either password) so if you're asked by a program for your password, you can't inadvertently give that application root privilege.
Thank you for that completely inaccurate explanation of administrator priviledges, which demonstrates you don't have any clue whatsoever what you're talking about.
By default, root does not have a password at all. You don't need to enable the ability for the root user to login; setting an actual password for the root account (whether it's the same as that of any admin user or not) will allow root to login with that password. This is how the "Enable root access" option in NetInfo Manager enables root login. You can accomplish the same thing with "sudo passwd root" in your shell.
As for making the root password different from the password of the first user's admin account, that has no effect whatsoever. An admin user can run sudo from the command line or give root access to the Install application (or any other application that knows how to get root access) with his or her own password no matter what you change any other account's password to.
In any sensible country, dumping tons of pesticides on someone's crops and destroying them to prove that they weren't stealing your seed would be an even more serious offense. That sounds a lot like trial by water for suspected witches.
Ok, then tell us who exactly sold more units than Apple in the last quarter or last year. Yes, it's true that they only control a majority of the market based on $ sales figures, but they are still the leader (although with less than 50%) in units.
And what makes you think the other 4 RIAA companies want to make backroom deals to help their competitor while opening themselves up to massive antitrust lawsuits?
The US government doesn't regulate who can sell liquor at retail. If you don't like having to go to a state-run store for your liquor, move to a state that will let you buy it anywhere.
No, he doesn't. Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to some Beatles songs. He doesn't own the rights to a single audio recording of a Beatles song, but he is entitled to royalties for public performances.
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No, it's not "completely false" in any sense. UTF-8 is a transformation format for Unicode, but your assertion that the U stands for Unicode is what is completely false.
That's like saying the G in GNU stands for "General" because the General Public License came from the GNU project.
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Actually, the U in UTF means "UCS", as in "UCS Transformation Format 8". The U in UCS means "Universal", as in "Universal Character Set".
A quick google search would find quite a few BS in CET degree programs, about half of which are actually Computer Engineering Technology and half are Civil Engineering Technology. Either way, a 4-year engineering technology program is better than an associates degree, but an actual engineering degree is going to make you more employable, as the focus is really more on how to solve problems in general rather than using specific technologies.
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The point is that when an application uses this API and asks for your username and password, you can supply the credentials of anyone with admin permission (specifically, anyone listed in /etc/sudoers). The user doesn't have to have the same password as root. You can have 10 admin users on the machine, all with different passwords, and any one of them can authorize an app to act as the superuser. Whether the root account is "enabled" or not has nothing to do with whether an application can trick a user into granting privileges.
Although if he was right, everyone would probably still be using Yahoo for everything.
Umm, if it's running on OS X and can't export pdfs, it's pretty broken since the system's Print dialog can export pdfs from any application that's able to print.
It shows that the person typing the message is an emacs user and he needed help.
Thank you for that completely inaccurate explanation of administrator priviledges, which demonstrates you don't have any clue whatsoever what you're talking about.
By default, root does not have a password at all. You don't need to enable the ability for the root user to login; setting an actual password for the root account (whether it's the same as that of any admin user or not) will allow root to login with that password. This is how the "Enable root access" option in NetInfo Manager enables root login. You can accomplish the same thing with "sudo passwd root" in your shell.
As for making the root password different from the password of the first user's admin account, that has no effect whatsoever. An admin user can run sudo from the command line or give root access to the Install application (or any other application that knows how to get root access) with his or her own password no matter what you change any other account's password to.
In any sensible country, dumping tons of pesticides on someone's crops and destroying them to prove that they weren't stealing your seed would be an even more serious offense. That sounds a lot like trial by water for suspected witches.
If you think you can take an apple seed and pollinate it, you clearly don't know very much about the biology of fruit trees.
Ok, and which manufacturer had 32% or more in terms of units? That's exactly what I said.
And what makes you think the other 4 RIAA companies want to make backroom deals to help their competitor while opening themselves up to massive antitrust lawsuits?
You've obviously never developed software, nor has whoever modded you "Interesting", troll.
NSController is worth more than $129 itself.
Next you'll be complaining that this country sucks because you're allowed to buy slaves.
The US government doesn't regulate who can sell liquor at retail. If you don't like having to go to a state-run store for your liquor, move to a state that will let you buy it anywhere.
The Xserve RAID is bigger. And prettier, IMHO.
No, he doesn't. Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to some Beatles songs. He doesn't own the rights to a single audio recording of a Beatles song, but he is entitled to royalties for public performances.
That's like saying the G in GNU stands for "General" because the General Public License came from the GNU project.
Actually, the U in UTF means "UCS", as in "UCS Transformation Format 8". The U in UCS means "Universal", as in "Universal Character Set".
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A quick google search would find quite a few BS in CET degree programs, about half of which are actually Computer Engineering Technology and half are Civil Engineering Technology. Either way, a 4-year engineering technology program is better than an associates degree, but an actual engineering degree is going to make you more employable, as the focus is really more on how to solve problems in general rather than using specific technologies.
And when exactly was this mythical time when we did have liberty and justice for all?
"Evolved from" is not the same thing as "is identical to", asshat.
Having a fleet of 747s patrolling the borders 24/7 will use a whole lot of fuel.
Xcode will let me do distributed compiling on whatever random Macs happen to be on my network, without buying an Xserve cluster.
When "screwed" involves having every object in your country reduced to its component atoms, I hardly think "doubly screwed" is very relevant.