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Re: [News] User Privileges in Windows: Does it Exist?

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:54:01 +0000
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> __/ [ ed ] on Thursday 09 November 2006 13:06 \__
> 
> > On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:26:55 +0000
> > Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> >> The Truth About User Privileges
> >> 
> >> ,----[ Quote ]
> >> | Has the time finally come for the least-privilege user -- you
> >know, > | setting your Windows client machines to run without system
> >> | administrator rights?
> >> | 
> >> | [...]
> >> | 
> >> | Today, some Windows applications just won't run properly on a
> >> | desktop without administrative rights. "It's a dirty little
> >> | secret people sweep under the rug because they're not able to
> >> | do much about the problem. A lot of applications and pieces
> >> | of environments won't work if users aren't given admin rights,"
> >> | says Steve Kleynhans, vice president for Gartner's client
> >> | platforms group. "If you can get applications to function
> >> | with lower rights, in a lot of cases it hampers the user
> >> | experience."
> >> `----
> >> 
> >>
> >http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=110225&WT.svl=news1_1
> 
> >> $ sudo apt-get linux
> >> $ chown $USER linux
> >> 
> >> In Windows it's:
> >> 
> >> $ apt-get linux
> >> bash: premission denied
> >> $ chown Windows $USER
> > 
> > in america user owns linux, in soviet russia windows owns user.
> 
> ...Seen the following sig a minute ago while moderating comments in
> Slashdot:
> 
> "In Soviet Russia, the government controls the commerce."
> 
> Reminded me of your followup, so here we go. *Smile*

oh thanks, i was attempting to comment on the 'russian reversal' meme:

http://s5h.net/u?a3

________ > *

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