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Admin User
Although I have all of my users in my office using non-admin accounts, I certainly disagree that EVERYONE should be using a standard account. I would go insane with permissions issues if I weren't running as an Admin user everyday.
Admin User
>>I would go insane with permissions issues if I weren't
Admin User
How much more secure is it to have to type in admin name and password instead of just password?
Admin User
No, the issue is that some actions do not require a password when using an administrative user account.
Admin User
Like what?
Admin User
Exactly, ONLY with your personal data, and it cannot modify system wide executables in /Applications or /Library
Admin User
I have to agree with this sentiment, as far as OS X is concerned. And, to a lesser extent, even with Windows in the Vista/UAC era. You are going to be prompted to death for anything that could be potentially harmful ("yes, OS X, I really want to open up that HTML file I downloaded!").
Admin User
As I pointed out to frgough above, administrative user accounts are not necessarily prompted for a password when performing potentially harmful actions.
I'm not advocating that everyone run as a non-admin user -- just setting you straight on a misconception.
Admin User
You are mixing two things up here. Just to administrate your computer you don't have to use an admin account all the time. It is a general and wise security rule that you take privileges only when you need them and drop them as soon as possible.
Admin User
If you agree, that there are "permission issues" with using an admin account, you will also agree that there is a difference in permissions of an admin- and a non-admin account. (In fact, the difference is just being in the "admin" group or not.) It does not matter at all, what threat scenario you're looking at (viruses, trojans, the user itself...), the attack surface is always significantly lower if you are not working with an admin account. And there is no difference in security demands for normal or admin users, although there are some "administrators" who think they don't need the same security as their users. |
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