And it doesn't bother me if I have to punch in a password every now and then!!

I'm happy for you.  ? 

It does bother me though.  So here's a cheer for human diversity. ? 

Edited to add:

By the way, it might be informative to gain an understanding of what I've been doing lately.  I'm setting up several different SD system cards on multiple computers.   I'm installing various features and software on them repeatedly.  So in this situation it's not a matter of typing in a password ever now and then.  It's more like being constantly pestered for a password with every little thing I'm trying to do.

That's not true.  I already have my system set up to not ask me for passwords when installing programs from the command line.

I have never bothered to suppress the password as I have been regularly connecting to my computer through the internet using ssh and an RSA key login.

And it doesn't bother me if I have to punch in a password every now and then!!

Whether you install using Terminal or a .pkg file from the Desktop GUI, you will always be asked for your Username and password!

That's not true.  I already have my system set up to not ask me for passwords when installing programs from the command line.

The only place I'm still being asked for a password is by that desktop software installer program.  It's no big deal really.  It's just a little bit annoying because I'm still setting these systems up and it gets old having to type in the password every time I want to install another program.   It won't remove them without a password either.

But if I go to the terminal I can install or remove them without having to type in a password.

I hate passwords with a passion.   It's just like having keys for our cars and homes it's disgusting.  If everyone was like me there would be no need for keys or passwords.

Hopefully when I die and go to heaven I'll never see another key or password again. ? 

These are things that belong in the realm of hell. ? 

My original question wasn't a question of whether or not it would be secure to do so, but rather whether or not it's possible. 

Whether you install using Terminal or a .pkg file from the Desktop GUI, you will always be asked for your Username and password!

Therefore the answer is a definitive NO!

I don't think it is at all possible,

If that's the answer then why not just say so?

My original question wasn't a question of whether or not it would be secure to do so, but rather whether or not it's possible. 

So is it really impossible?  Or do you just not know how to do it?

Posted by: @frogandtoad

Posted by: @frogandtoad

@pugwash

Sure, but its not about the point anymore... its about destroying your system

That is why there are IT experts, to put them back together again  

With power comes great stuff ups!

One of my classics is shutting down a server via terminal services rather than choosing the restart option ;-)

@pugwash

Sure, but its not about the point anymore... its about destroying your system :-)

That is why there are IT experts, to put them back together again ? ? ? 

Sure, but its not about the point anymore... its about destroying your system :-)

Do you actually mean that they should not be extended, or actually cannot be extended via permissions?

I don't think it is at all possible, furthermore, I really don't see any point doing it even if it was possible!

Posted by: @pugwash

Allow me to rephrase the use of the word "idiot", in the context of my previous post. I was probably a bit hard, but I meant the "computer illiterate masses". And this is defined by those who have never left the Desktop GUI, which I guess would mean well over 90% of users, and certainly never tried the command line or Terminal to achieve whatever they set out to do.

Indeed... that's what I tried to say! :-)

Posted by: @pugwash

The reason that privileges cannot be extended to the Desktop GUI

Do you actually mean that they should not be extended, or actually cannot be extended via permissions?

Having said that, I agree that it should not be done, and I don't advocate doing it.

Cheers!