▲ 917 ▼ Oh, is that so? (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Infynis@midwest.social 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm pretty sure that's a message you'd see on a remote desktop, or Kiosk. Both situations where you don't usually have access to the power cord either permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vilian@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (4 children) even so, it's stupid, you need to apply an update?, shutdown the pc in your work when you're in your home?, you are being idk hacked and need to shutdown everything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kn33@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's simple: if you're a person that's supposed to be shutting down that computer, you'll be able to. If you're encountering the message, you're using the wrong account, or you're the wrong person to be doing that. Switch accounts, or call up the right person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago make sense permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago Non-privileged users of such systems shouldn't care about updates or whatnot. They're there to do their work not mess with the system managed by someone else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Then you su to a privileged account, or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* Allowing a random passerby to access the update settings of the kiosk computer is a lot more stupid, and also insecure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (4 children) even so, it's stupid, you need to apply an update?, shutdown the pc in your work when you're in your home?, you are being idk hacked and need to shutdown everything? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kn33@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's simple: if you're a person that's supposed to be shutting down that computer, you'll be able to. If you're encountering the message, you're using the wrong account, or you're the wrong person to be doing that. Switch accounts, or call up the right person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago make sense permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago Non-privileged users of such systems shouldn't care about updates or whatnot. They're there to do their work not mess with the system managed by someone else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Then you su to a privileged account, or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* Allowing a random passerby to access the update settings of the kiosk computer is a lot more stupid, and also insecure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kn33@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's simple: if you're a person that's supposed to be shutting down that computer, you'll be able to. If you're encountering the message, you're using the wrong account, or you're the wrong person to be doing that. Switch accounts, or call up the right person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago make sense permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago Non-privileged users of such systems shouldn't care about updates or whatnot. They're there to do their work not mess with the system managed by someone else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Then you su to a privileged account, or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* Allowing a random passerby to access the update settings of the kiosk computer is a lot more stupid, and also insecure. permalink fedilink source parent
