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The Overfiend
The Overfiend asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 1 decade ago

In Tron, would the Master Control Program have had root privilidges?

To anyone that knows the Tron film (old one, not new one) and unices. Would the MCP have root?

He says at the beginning that he has had trouble "reappropriating" some files. Assuming this means chroot, then he cant have root because he cant change permissions for files. And he has to hack into other systems, which suggests he's more likely to be a virus than an operating system.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

(And yes, I do have too much time on my hands)

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  • deonejuan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    I always thought of MCP as a daemon for Root. MCP is not OS and he can't be a program limited to Heap, thus he's a "yes man" like Smithers is to Mr. Burns on the Simpsons.

  • WhoKnows?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I think that is exactly what he is, a virus.

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