Editing Preferences isn't very productive
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:16 pm
I'm a Mac user, but I guess this also applies to Linux users.
If I want to edit my preferences, I need to be logged in as an administrator. This is so unlike the usual behavior of applications written for the Mac platform.
I'm using a non-administrator account for future security reason, when malware will eventually be targeted towards the Mac platform. For this reason, I have protected the applications folder, so that only someone with administrator privileges can make changes. Most Mac programs ask for an administrator login and password, so you can edit data files that are stored in the Applications folder.
Could this super user feature be added, or make it so, that preferences are stored and applied per user account, instead of globally?
If I want to edit my preferences, I need to be logged in as an administrator. This is so unlike the usual behavior of applications written for the Mac platform.
I'm using a non-administrator account for future security reason, when malware will eventually be targeted towards the Mac platform. For this reason, I have protected the applications folder, so that only someone with administrator privileges can make changes. Most Mac programs ask for an administrator login and password, so you can edit data files that are stored in the Applications folder.
Could this super user feature be added, or make it so, that preferences are stored and applied per user account, instead of globally?