[Sparkle] Non-Administrators

[Andy Matuschak]

Okay, good feedback, guys! In it stays!

- Andy Matuschak

On May 13, 2008, at 4:30 PM, Dean Shavit <acn-lists-dean at macworkshops.com 
 > wrote:

> My application is useful when run as a non-admin from  the user’s ho 
> me directory. I am counting on Sparkle to be able to update the app  
> in that instance, so if all that’s required is a file permissions ch 
> eck, then sure, do away with authentication. But in certain environm 
> ents, especially ones with a lot of computer management, authenticat 
> ion support might be a good thing to have.
>
> on 5/13/08 5:58 PM, Andy Matuschak at andy at andymatuschak.org spake:
>
> Guys, I just realized that the whole authentication support thing in  
> Sparkle might be kind of dumb. I mean, should we even be bothering  
> users who don't have privs to update the apps? Sure, they might have  
> the password and could be intentionally running an unprivileged  
> account, but that doesn't seem like the common case.
>
> Should I just make it not check for updates unless explicitly told  
> to do so if Sparkle doesn't have permission to overwrite the current  
> app?
>
> - Andy Matuschak
>
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