Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!hplabs!sdcrdcf!csun!polyslo!dorourke From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David M. O'Rourke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: What's the best NETWORK? Message-ID: <2356@polyslo.UUCP> Date: 10 May 88 03:55:00 GMT References: <1072@aucs.UUCP> <2106@bgsuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke) Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo Lines: 29 In article <2106@bgsuvax.UUCP> denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) writes: >The problem that drives me batty under appleshare is that there is no >such thing as a superuser. If I need to play with files that are in >multiple user's areas, I have to either keep logging in, or shut the >server down. Also, you have to shut the server down to add users or >change passwords. I think the new version of Appleshare now allows you make these type of changes from a Workstation. It also used to drive me crazy and was one of my initial critisisms of the system. But I think you can add/delete and modify users from a workstation now. Also I had a chance to talk to one of the people who developed Appleshare and asked him about the superuser concept. He said that since Appleshare is for a workgroup enviroment, that means that there shouldn't be a lot of need for the security of a larger system. I'm not justifing the decision, I'm simply relating what I was told. David M. O'Rourke +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | dorourke@polyslo | Disclaimer: All opinions in this message are mine, but | | | if you like them they can be yours too. | | | Besides I'm just a student so what do I | | | know! | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | When you have to place a disclaimer in your mail you know it's a sign | | that there are TOO many Lawyer's. | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++