I've always run my system as an administrator account in order to avoid issues with permissions and so forth when installing and running more "complex" software such as an Avid system. However, I see more and more recommendations these days saying that there are too many potential security issues with doing this -- i.e. that you should run as a "normal" user instead of as an "administrator," and use the "run as administrator" ability when needed. Based on my reading over the years, the problem up to now has been that this does not always work -- i.e. that some installs, for example, would not complete correctly or would not result in full functionality. The most common recommendation for people running more "complex" software (i.e. audio or video editing and creation software, for example) has therefore typically been to just use the system under an "administrator" account.
Now that security issues have become so common, have we reached a point where the recommendation for Avid systems is to use a "normal" account and use the "run as" capability? Or, is it still recommended to use an administrator account with Avid systems? I want to use the highest level of secuity I reasonably can, but I just want to avoid any potential headaches down the road.
For this coversation, I'm requesting that we don't get sidetracked in a discussion about creating an "avid only" system and using another system for everything else. A lot of people don't have the luxury of using seperate systems. It's quite common to create a single, powerful system and use it for everything, so I'd like to keep the discussion along these lines.
Thanks for any feedback on this,
Larry