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In article <43e6e154$>, says...
> Rob J wrote:
>
> >>>>Administrators can do anything. If you keep your admin password private
> >>>>then you are quite safe.
> >>>
> >>>Not quite, an admin cannot access another user's files. If you were
> >>>running a company, would you want the tecchies to be to access the
> >>>payroll files?
> >
> >
> > They can grant themselves the rights to any files.
>
> If you are an admin and I am a restricted user, with a password on my
> account, you cannot simply access my files.

False.

I do this every day without changing anything at all.

Rob J wrote:
> In article <43e6e154$>, says...
>
>>Rob J wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>Administrators can do anything. If you keep your admin password private
>>>>>>then you are quite safe.
>>>>>
>>>>>Not quite, an admin cannot access another user's files. If you were
>>>>>running a company, would you want the tecchies to be to access the
>>>>>payroll files?
>>>
>>>
>>>They can grant themselves the rights to any files.
>>
>>If you are an admin and I am a restricted user, with a password on my
>>account, you cannot simply access my files.
>
>
> False.
>
> I do this every day without changing anything at all.

I may be thinking of a network. I'll play with it if I get a chance

Rob J wrote:
> In article <43e6e154$>, says...
>
>>Rob J wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>Administrators can do anything. If you keep your admin password private
>>>>>>then you are quite safe.
>>>>>
>>>>>Not quite, an admin cannot access another user's files. If you were
>>>>>running a company, would you want the tecchies to be to access the
>>>>>payroll files?
>>>
>>>
>>>They can grant themselves the rights to any files.
>>
>>If you are an admin and I am a restricted user, with a password on my
>>account, you cannot simply access my files.
>
>
> False.
>
> I do this every day without changing anything at all.

if the "Make this folder private" box under the sharing tab is ticked by
the user you can't.

In article <>, says...
> Rob J wrote:
> > In article <43e6e154$>, says...
> >
> >>Rob J wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>Administrators can do anything. If you keep your admin password private
> >>>>>>then you are quite safe.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Not quite, an admin cannot access another user's files. If you were
> >>>>>running a company, would you want the tecchies to be to access the
> >>>>>payroll files?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>They can grant themselves the rights to any files.
> >>
> >>If you are an admin and I am a restricted user, with a password on my
> >>account, you cannot simply access my files.
> >
> >
> > False.
> >
> > I do this every day without changing anything at all.
>
> if the "Make this folder private" box under the sharing tab is ticked by
> the user you can't.

I think you'll find that option only exists when you are not joined to a
domain. Since most real networks use domains, that option isn't
available for most people.