Tim: >> Running as some other user will still have the same ability to do bad >> stuff as yourself could do. So I wouldn't call it an increased >> "security" thing. Roberto Ragusa: > You are right. That user has not lower permissions from a system > point of view; it certainly has "lower permissions" to access > personal data, so the "bigger security" is just in relation to > personal data. But will it even achieve that? Much of what's /lost/ over the net is through your web browser. So if you always browse as user 2, any breach is likely to get all the stuff (user 2 did) that you were hoping to keep safe. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
