Slick new Windows (Vista) feature

Wow, windows vista now has a great new feature called UAC.

"If you use Vista, then you're probably aware that it
has a new security 
feature called User Account Control (UAC). This feature
enables you log in as 
a regular user without administrator privileges (which is a
more secure way 
of using your computer), but quickly elevate your privileges
when a program 
needs greater access to your computer than is allowed for a
regular user 
account."

Are they trying to catch up to Unix/Linux etc.?

Rob

No - its probably similar to how OS X asks for your password
when doing
something systemy.

Or like Ubuntu.



-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Fisher [mailto:robertfisher.net.nz] 
Sent: Friday, 9 March 2007 7:53 a.m.
To: CLUG, 
Subject: Slick new Windows (Vista) feature


Wow, windows vista now has a great new feature called UAC.

"If you use Vista, then you're probably aware that it
has a new security 
feature called User Account Control (UAC). This feature
enables you log in
as 
a regular user without administrator privileges (which is a
more secure way 
of using your computer), but quickly elevate your privileges
when a program 
needs greater access to your computer than is allowed for a
regular user 
account."

Are they trying to catch up to Unix/Linux etc.?

Rob

On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:52:31 +1300
Robert Fisher <robertfisher.net.nz> wrote:

> Wow, windows vista now has a great new feature called
UAC.
> 
> "If you use Vista, then you're probably aware that
it has a new security 
> feature called User Account Control (UAC). This feature
enables you log in as 
> a regular user without administrator privileges (which
is a more secure way 
> of using your computer), but quickly elevate your
privileges when a program 
> needs greater access to your computer than is allowed
for a regular user 
> account."
> 
> Are they trying to catch up to Unix/Linux etc.?

Hell no!! They invented user security!! Didn't you see the
patient(sic)
notice?



John