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[Matt Zimmerman]

On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 04:03:18PM +0300, Timo Aaltonen wrote:

> I noticed the SecurityPolicy page on the wiki, and it was mentioned there 
> as a goal that "(Only) Local users should have access" to devices. I'm 
> just curious; how will this eventually be made possible? Or does a 
> local-user mean "user that has access to a computer" and not "user that is 
> sitting in front of a c."?

A "local user" as defined on that page is a role, which a user either holds
or they do not.  It carries privileges appropriate for a user who already
has physical access to the machine.

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 - mdz