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10.5: Be aware of a multiple user screen lock issue
True, but the BIG difference here is that as an admin, you can change the password and gain access to the other user' system, and the other user will know about the access, as the password has changed. In the above situation, the admin has access to the other user's system without the other user's knowledge.
10.5: Be aware of a multiple user screen lock issue
It is not difficult for an admin to change a user's password to log in to an account, then change it back, without the other using knowing about it. The exception is a filevault protected account, but even they can be accessed if they are already logged in and the session is just suspended.
10.5: Be aware of a multiple user screen lock issue
Why change the password at all? As an admin I can have full access to any file you own.
10.5: Be aware of a multiple user screen lock issue
Please note, that the above does not apply to a file-vault account since the data there is kept in an encrypted DMG file and cannot be mounted without the right key. |
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