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Authored by: robg on Oct 17, '01 09:46:25AM

Nice catch on the app vs. the bundle ... and I really like the "admin only" folder solution. I wonder how Apple will choose to patch it.

One other point is that if you have physical access, then root is probabably exposed anyway (especially if the install CD is lying around close by). I view this almost as more of a user protection issue than anything else -- I don't want Terminal or anything else running as root unless I tell them to run as root. Scary things can be done!

-rob.



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