Re: Sudo

[Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:22:27 +1100
Keith Bainbridge <ke1th3216@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good afternoon
> 
> 
> My limited experience with a Win10 where user is NOT admin, is that 
> everything I have tried even portable apps, works - apart from adding 
> software.

Good to know. But I only use Windows when there are no viable
alternative.  And since my Windows needs are minimal, XP running
"air-gapped" in Virtualbox fulfills those needs.

> 
> I have recommended to ant Win10 user who will listen to set up a 
> separate user account. It's not fun though. When I did my VBox version, 
> I ended up with my phone# as my log in.

I'm sure most don't listen.  They say "that's too much trouble" or "why
do it, the old way works just fine."  Of course, then they rant when
their system get infected.

> 
> By the bye, Mac OSx used to do the same. At least Android doesn't; and 
> trying to get Admin is terrifying me.

I remember the "old" Mac OS was that way. Windows And AmigaOS, too. But
I thought when OSX debuted, they required a user account be set up on
the initial boot.  At least, that's what a Windows user who abandoned
Windows in favor of the Mac told me.  I'm not all that familiar with
Macs, although it seems I know more about them than the average Mac
user. :)

B

> 
> Keith Bainbridge
> 
> keith.bainbridge.3216@gmail.com
> 0447 667 468
> 
> On 28/1/20 8:11 am, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> >   And,
> > unfortuantely, many (most?) Windows apps require Admin priviledges to
> > work properly. Or used to. Haven't checked W10, if that's still the
> > case.  Probably is.  
>