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[1,1] vs [SYSTEM] ie. [1,4]

 
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John Gillings
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Re: [1,1] vs [SYSTEM] ie. [1,4]

re: Richard

> my auditors said either every file had a
> valid owner name

I'd have thought a much simpler, and more reliable way to comply with this demand would be to do as Art and Jan suggested -create a UAF record for [1,1] with a valid name in the Owner field.

That way you don't have to modify any files, and you don't need to concern yourself with missing anything. Everyone is happy and you solve the problem for all time with a single command (including upgrades, patches and other events that might introduce new files or devices with [1,1] ownership)
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Richard W Hunt
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Re: [1,1] vs [SYSTEM] ie. [1,4]

Immaterial to create a [1,1] account now, I've long ago made the change to [1,4].

But thanks for the diversity of opinions.
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