Re: Open anyway doesn't work

From	John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Open anyway doesn't work
Date	2015-04-05 12:11 -0700
Organization	Sept. all the time
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On 4/5/15   PDT 5:04 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2015-04-04 23:13, Király wrote:
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> Curious. Is this in a standard or administrative account?
>>
>> Non-admin. But I suspect you are on to something - I might need to be
>> logged in to an admin account to use the Open Anyway button.
>>
>> Apple is making it harder and harder to use a non-admin account for
>> everyday use. A couple of months ago I had to force a power down, and
>> after every restart for months afterwards, I got the "You shut down your
>> computer because of a problem" message, after normal restarts. I finally
>> figured out to log in to an admin account first after restarting, to
>> banish that message for good.
>>
>> For the first time in years I am seriously considering running again all
>> the time as an admin user. Apple seems to be pushing us in that
>> direction, and the last time it advised us to use a standard account for
>> eveeyday use was 10.6.
>
> No need.  With a non admin account you may need to enter admin
> credentials from time to time or to set "anywhere" to install a
> non-identifed developer.  No big deal.  Sudo for other things.
>
> It's just best practice to use your computer from a non-admin account
> regardless of occasional inconveniences.

Just like Hilary Clinton!

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Open anyway doesn't work me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-04-04 13:18 +0000
  Re: Open anyway doesn't work billy@MIX.COM - 2015-04-04 16:47 +0000
    Re: Open anyway doesn't work me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-04-04 17:30 +0000
  Re: Open anyway doesn't work Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-04 18:22 +0000
    Re: Open anyway doesn't work me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-04-05 03:13 +0000
      Re: Open anyway doesn't work Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-05 03:51 +0000
      Re: Open anyway doesn't work Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 05:11 +0000
      Re: Open anyway doesn't work Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-04-05 08:04 -0400
        Re: Open anyway doesn't work John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-04-05 12:11 -0700

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