__/ [ AZ Nomad ] on Monday 18 September 2006 05:04 \__
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:49:53 -0700, Freeride <freeride@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
>>On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:27:00 -0400, Bob Hauck wrote:
>
>>> Oh, maybe you meant to do it as root. But, why bother with such things?
>>> Root can always just do "rm -f /" and be done with it. Maybe you should
>>> try that.
>
>
>>He is a Windows user so he does not know any better, remember many many
>>Windows application do requires Administator rights to work.
>
> Even if the program can run for a limited user, they're a pain in the
> ass to setup.
>
> Set user to limited; log in as user and try app. Run into a setting that
> requires user be an administrator; log out; log in as admin; change user
> to
> an admin; log out; log in as user; make setting change; log out; log
> back
> in as admin; set user back to limited user; log out; log back in as
> limited user.
I'll try to remember this. Worth a HOWTO. ANd they say Windows boasts ease of
use...
> Run-as typically doesn't work as the application will run on the
> administrator's settings.
C:/> Run-as
[Press tab]
C:/> Run-as-idiot
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