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2009-07-22, 13:00

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Originally Posted by Bryson View Post
It's just a time saver to have that info to hand.
There are ethical concerns, and it's questionable that it even does save time. I don't know the network setup at Drew's company, but 1) the admin will already have a network-wide account, with the proper privileges, accessible from any client machine, 2) the user may not have admin privileges, especially not for accessing the servers, but possibly not even for their own workstation, 3) the admin will have their account set up for easy access to network log/trace/etc. tools. I occasionally log in as someone else, but only when I just can't reproduce a problem they're having, and only under their supervision or their explicit consent.

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Seriously, if he's any good and he wants your data, he'll have it if he has physical access to the machine, password or no password. I wouldn't worry about it.
That's true, but I don't question is motives; more his competence.
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