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Re:Squarespace: They Asked for My Password. by Ensorceled on Friday February 14, 2014 @09:24AM (#7238615)
"su - user" has existed for at least 30 years.

Oh, right, Windows. Using Windows as a counter point to any argument on best practices is silly. But even then, as your domain admin, I can reset your password, login as you and then reset a new temporary password for you. I have done this and would never ask a user for their password. Even on windows.

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Re:Squarespace: They Asked for My Password. by mschuster91 on Friday February 14, 2014 @09:42AM (#7238717)
...which wipes out access to my OS-level encrypted files, thank you very much dear admin
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Re:Squarespace: They Asked for My Password. by Ensorceled on Friday February 14, 2014 @09:50AM (#7238760)
Which, again, is another reason not to use windows...
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Re:Squarespace: They Asked for My Password. by odonnellryan on Friday February 14, 2014 @10:21AM (#7238955)
True, but, I think the most-used software isn't a "bad" example to use in an argument.
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Re:Squarespace: They Asked for My Password. by Ensorceled on Friday February 14, 2014 @11:52AM (#7239458)
I think it is when that most-used software is notoriously insecure. Certainly when used as a standalone argument. But hey, minor point :-)
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