If you are running a different build of Yosemite or OS X you may see a different date. Running the public release of OS X Yosemite, build 14E46 (you can find the build number in FastTasks menu), my default sudoers file has a creation date of. With that in mind, it’s worth checking just when the file was created. That’d give a new creation date but no modification date. ![]() You can find the sudoers information in the Analyser just before the System section (marked by the green dashed line).īe aware that it is entirely possible that if an attacker gains access to your system, they could not only modify the sudoers file, but completely replace it with a new one. Nevertheless, we think it’s good idea to have an easy visual check as to whether the sudoers file has been modified or not. It appears that Apple have already taken steps to block the recent attack, and the next version of OS X (likely due out next month) will restrict what even sudoers can do to the system (although not to the user). However, sudoers is the file that determines who can get admin access in the shell (aka ‘the Terminal’), and adding a user to the sudoers file gives them pretty much a carte blanche over the system. Most ordinary users won’t have cause to go digging around in there and probably don’t even know it exists. The file in question, sudoers, lives in the (usually) hidden /private/etc folder at the root of your hard drive. This feature has been added in today’ update, FT2 v1.68. With recent adware attacks exploiting a vulnerability in OS X and giving themselves sudo permissions without the user providing a password, we thought it’d be a good idea to have FT2 show you info on the Sudo permissions file. Unfortunately, FT2 no longer supports OS X Mavericks, but 10.9 users can still download the previous version (2.7) of FT2 for the time being. The FT2 2.8 update is available to users on 10.10.5 or above. We’ve also updated the Analyser with new definitions. Just hold down the Command key and click the F2 icon and the TaskPad will immediately appear.Īnother change in this update is that the Eject Disks function will now let you eject individual disks as well as all disks. Since FastTasks is all about being fast, you don’t need to wade through the main menu to call up the TaskPad (though of course you can do that if you want!). ![]() You can also maintain more than one list database and switch between them as you need. If you want to use the same database across more than one mac, that’s possible, too (requires an independent syncing service such as Dropbox or similar). You can set due dates, add rich-text notes, as well as order and re-order via drag and drop. Inspired by one of my favourite free apps from the Snow Leopard era, Lighthead software’s Remember.app (still available but sadly never updated to 10.7 and beyond), the TaskPad keeps things light and simple, while having a lot of power to keep you organised and on task. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the limitations of Apple’s Notes and Reminders apps and wondered why they didn’t, well, just combine the two, then FT2’s TaskPad may be for you. ![]() This update sees the introduction of a major new feature, the TaskPad.
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