Install into /usr/local

Richard Taubo ort at bergersen.no
Mon Feb 12 15:15:55 PST 2007


Hi!


On 12. feb. 2007, at 23.26, Dan Shoop wrote:
>
>> Due to this I was wondering if it is good security practice that  
>> anything installed in /usr/local - per default on OS X - will get  
>> owned by root, instead of by the person installing the software.
>
> That's mostly a policy decision. Ask your Security Manager or  
> SysAdmin.

With "per default on OS X" I meant out of the box, without being  
controlled by a manager or admin.
Many systems run without the this type of admin, but can still be  
important to the owner.

Thanks!

Richard Taubo



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