2009/12/31 Mikkel <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 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 > -- -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
