-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday, 2009-12-13 at 18:44 +0100, lynn wrote:
And as needing to be root etc, I know all that. A user in linux can not normally install (system) software, but the point is moot here, as the user is often also root and knows the password.
On both sides, the user can usually install "local" software, on his home. I have something installed in "My Documents" in windows.
Hi everyone Sorry to come in late on this but I think it selfish that a user be able to install just his set of software.
That is irrelevant to the discussion. We are talking about security, not convenience. The security given by users not being able to install software. The point here is that it needs to be root to install software, and that users are denied this privilege. But they can often install locally if they wish. And root can deny execution of those, too, as Adam says. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkslPkMACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XpDQCfcGe95ozXtzs2XfakzNdf7jOS /CMAnRjNYxo/kIaaOZxSDKlOcnsN8A6w =VMVF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org