Do you use an Administrator/root account for your regular logon?

[agnitrate]

I'm sure I'm not alone in the fact that on my Windows machine, the account I typically log in belongs to the Administrator group.

In *nix, I stick to a plain old user account and su whenever I need to.

How about you guys?

 

[JonnyBlaze]

at work, im a regular domain user, but local admin, at home i login as admin and when i had freebsd running i was a normal user too.

JBlaze

 

[Crusty]

Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[Abix]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[n0cmonkey]

I haven't setup XP yet, but I plan on using a regular user. And of course I'm a regular user in *nix. Any other way is just silly.

 

[mechBgon]

I use a Restricted User account at work and elevate to Administrator or Domain Administrator level when I need to. At home, mechBgon is a Limited user on the WinXP box, and I elevate to local Admin when needed.

No *nix boxes to report here so far.

 

[Childs]

In Windows I find its a major inconvenience to use an account that does not have admin privs. In *nix, a regular user.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Childs
In Windows I find its a major inconvenience to use an account that does not have admin privs. In *nix, a regular user.

Tried the Run As... approach, out of curiosity?

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: Childs
In Windows I find its a major inconvenience to use an account that does not have admin privs. In *nix, a regular user.

Tried the Run As... approach, out of curiosity?

nope. I'm not even sure what you're referring to.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Childs

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: Childs
In Windows I find its a major inconvenience to use an account that does not have admin privs. In *nix, a regular user.

Tried the Run As... approach, out of curiosity?

nope. I'm not even sure what you're referring to.

Right click on an executable, select "Run as...".

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Right click on an executable, select "Run as...".

Oh thats what thats for. hahahahaha

I stopped learning Windows a long time ago.

 

[mechBgon]

And if it's Win2000, hold the Shift key down while doing the right-click. This is how you can run with your seatbelt on, so to speak, and still stick your hand out the moonroof when you want to

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
And if it's Win2000, hold the Shift key down while doing the right-click. This is how you can run with your seatbelt on, so to speak, and still stick your hand out the moonroof when you want to

I think it's more of like t-tops on an old iroc or something. Something more 80's (when sudo (what run as was probably based on) was created).

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: mechBgon
And if it's Win2000, hold the Shift key down while doing the right-click. This is how you can run with your seatbelt on, so to speak, and still stick your hand out the moonroof when you want to

I think it's more of like t-tops on an old iroc or something. Something more 80's (when sudo (what run as was probably based on) was created).

LOL!

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[Randabis]

Regular user on ubuntu.

I don't use windows.

 

[rmrf]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Abix

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

 

[SynthDude2001]

Administrator in Windows XP (I don't use Linux)

 

[bersl2]

Normal user in anything *nix; Limited user in XP (damn Logicworks doesn't work under WINE).

Thou shalt not take the name of root in vain.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Administrator on Windows, normal user in Linux

Same here.
I find "Run as..." pretty inconvenient.