2009/12/31 Mikkel <mikkel(a)infinity-ltd.com>:
On 12/30/2009 08:30 PM, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 December 2009 05:58 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Having someone change the Linux root password would be better how? I
>> guess I don't know enough about Win7 to know why this is funny.
>>
>
> I think he means the root password would prevent a user from doing
> anything drastic. Changing the password of a regular user could easily
> solved by root. Whereas in Windows most of the time a regular user logs
> in with admin privileges.
>
You would think that display machines would be set up with a guest
account. Limiting logins to the guest account drastically reduces
the damage you can do. (Does Win7 offer the guest login?)
Yes I believe that would be the right way to do it, and I think the
newer versions of Windows still have that feature.
After all a system is as secure as you set it up to be, right? Even a
badly setup linux machine can be more vulnerable than well setup
Windows machine..
Mikkel
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