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Mac Access as Admin
Hi, I am getting a Mac next week, and a little unsure of the big wide world of Mac.! Currently on my PC, I have to connect to the files as Admin (using DOS Prompt etc) - otherwise I cant change,...
DLNA doesn't have any authentication, at least none that I am aware of.
I said earlier that linux apply the most restrictive of two parameters, so even if everyone can see anything file system wide, if access rights (SMB, FTP...) are set properly the share shouldn't be seen by anyone except those authorised in share parameters.
Think about authentication like doors in a corridor. If you want to pass the second door, you have to pass the first one. The first door here is share settings, so you got one key for that door, then the system tries to list files but to do so it checks if you are authorised to do so with linux and here come system rights, the second key. So setting "everyone can do anything" on linux means trust the gatekeeper of the first door, he knows what he is doing.
I said earlier that linux apply the most restrictive of two parameters, so even if everyone can see anything file system wide, if access rights (SMB, FTP...) are set properly the share shouldn't be seen by anyone except those authorised in share parameters.
Think about authentication like doors in a corridor. If you want to pass the second door, you have to pass the first one. The first door here is share settings, so you got one key for that door, then the system tries to list files but to do so it checks if you are authorised to do so with linux and here come system rights, the second key. So setting "everyone can do anything" on linux means trust the gatekeeper of the first door, he knows what he is doing.
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