There are no plans to implement support for non-root users to run
AppleShare Pro on the AWS 95. Its implementation has been investigated and
the effort necessary to make such a change would be great.
Several factors were considered before arriving at this decision. Since
AppleShare Pro requires write access to the "/" volume for the creation of
the PDS file, it needs to be a root process. Other administrative
functions require root access as well. For example, mounting file systems,
initializing a hard disk, making a new file system, the creation of a new
kernel, modifying the A/UX Buffer Cache which changes the A/UX kernel, and
so on.
If the AWS 95 is in a situation where security is a concern, we suggest the
use of a screen saver which allows for password protection. You must use a
module that does not require CPU cycles to work. For example, AfterDark,
using the FadeAway module with the SystemIQ monitor enabled. Any other
AfterDark module will affect the server performance.