From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 28 15:49:22 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from brutus.converging.net (edtn002029.hs.telusplanet.net [161.184.135.251]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F35E814C3C for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 15:49:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dtougas@converging.net) Received: from converging.net (brutus.converging.net [161.184.135.251]) by brutus.converging.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id RAA25684; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:06:06 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from dtougas@converging.net) From: Damien Tougas Message-Id: <199908282306.RAA25684@brutus.converging.net> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:06:06 z (MDT) To: kstewart@3-cities.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I HATE WINDOWS NT... X-Mailer: AtDot 2.0.1 X-URL: http://www.converging.net/ Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Sorry, I know that this might not be the best place for this, > > but I need to vent to someone who might understand. The more > > I use windows the more it makes me mad. > > > > What have I been bitten by today you might ask? Why is it the > > 'administrator' cannot have access to user files without explicitly > > giving himself access rights? This is creating an administration > > nightmare for me. If only I had adequate command line tools, I > > could write a script that could take care of the problem. Of course > > I could buy a command line app for about $300, but to me, that tool > > should be included by default with a server OS. > > Where I come from, that would be called spying and that is a federal > offense :). The situation is this: I have a new hard drive that was previously used for user files. It has filled up. I purchased a new drive that is much larger, and want to now use this as my user file space. The system will not let me move or copy files unless I am owner and have explicit read/write access. This is just general system administration duties, not spying. > Have you tried giving yourself backup operator priviledges. You can > manage the files but not look at them. Does not work. I bascially know how to acheive my goals, the reason for this post was to express my frustration when it comes to getting complex tasks done with a GUI, and very limited command line tools. It is just my way of showing a growing appreciation for my FreeBSD endeavours. I appreciate your input none the less. Damien Tougas. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message