Posts on running as a least privilege user (non-admin)
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Here are the articles I've written regarding running as a least privilege user.
Signing assemblies as non-admin
published: Mon, 22-Aug-2005
The solution to this problem has just wasted the last 2 hours of my
life, so I thought I'd post it here for everyone else and for future
reference. If you are developing as LUA (a least privilege user) then
you'll find that you can't sign assemblies.
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From the freaking annoying department...
published: Tue, 14-Jun-2005
I used Google Desktop Search. I installed it ages ago when it first
came out and it seemed to do what I wanted. Then I got worried that it
didn't seem to be picking up my most recent files. Cue, without
further ado, a major rant and a major waste of time.
(Updated 16-Jun-05) Read more...
More on being a limited user
published: Sat, 11-Jun-2005
Paul Grade responded with some extra information to my recent posting
about being a limited privilege user. One of the items was something
I'd missed the first time round and I have to admit it's a biggie.
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Being a limited user
published: Wed, 1-Jun-2005
Well, it's been several months since I decided to revoke the
administrator rights for my main user account on my tablet PC. It was
interesting to say the least in the beginning, but now I'm totally
used to it and wouldn't change back. Here's a few notes about my
experiences.
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