I wrote: > Such power users should be able to have the noexec removed on request. > Of course, they will be given a lecture and if they screw up will get no > sympathy.
Michael C. writes: > I wasn't aware that you can do this (unless you maintain different > partitions for each user.) I am assuming that we are talking about single-user machines under central administration. On a multi-user system you could give the power user a directory on an exec-mounted partition and symlink it to bin/ in his home directory. You could also just move his home directory to an exec-mounted power-user partition which he would share with other power-users. I would be very resistant to such requests on a multi-user system. I wrote: > Does the market really want that? Why? (That's an honest question. While > I know this feature exists on Windows, I've never seen an example of what > it is for.) Michael C. writes: > I've seen plenty of examples of what this feature is used for, which is > one of several reasons that I typically avoid MS. My only experience with Windows was running NT on a client's machine for a few months in the mid-90's. The machine was not on any network. Examples, please? I really am curious. > How else is a virus supposed to propagate? By doing something clever. Tricking the user into clicking is too easy. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
