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Fast User Switching. Bug, or feature?

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Dec 29, 2007 at 02:09 PM

SecurityMac OS X Hints Reports on what may be a bug in Leopard… or may not.

This “bug” occurs when 2 administrator users are logged in using Fast User Switching, and the screen saver activates. If Administrator A has the preferences set to require a password when waking from sleep or on screen saver deactivation, the “bug” will occur. If both users are logged in, and Administrator A is currently the one working, and the screen saver activates, when the mouse os moved it will show a dialog with Administrator A’s username and a blank password field. The possible bug is that Administrator B can enter his or her username and password, and gain access to Administrator A’s account.

Whether or not this is a bug is debatable, as both accounts are administrators, and thus can change each other’s settings. If this were to happen between a controlled user and an Administrator, it would be cause for alarm.

Basically, if you don’t want people looking at your stuff, make sure that no other admins are logged in (or that they don’t know this little trick!)

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