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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>> So, I was wondering what you guys do recommend. In the moment, I am the only<BR>
>> user and the only admin on the same time on the mac. But, from a<BR>
>> admin/security perspective, there should be already a different account for<BR>
>> me as a user and another one for the admin, no?<BR>
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> Only in certain specific situations would want to separate your user<BR>
> and admin accounts in any UNIX system (and most of those situations<BR>
> are for policy or legal reasons not operations safety).<BR>
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Worth pointing out here that this is an admin account capable of privilege<BR>
escalation to carry out-root-like functions - not the unix 'root' account,<BR>
which is a bad idea to log in as unless you need to, since any mistakes<BR>
there (such as accidentally deleting the entire filesystem) have repercussions.<BR>
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(The root account has to be explicitly enabled on Mac OS X.)<BR>
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> So, no, I do not see any reason to create multiple separate accounts<BR>
> for performing different roles on your computer.<BR>
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On other unix boxes, you may well need to create something non-root,<BR>
where you'd do admin tasks by either sudo'ing (if available) or by<BR>
deliberately logging in as root first.<BR>
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