hugb\u00fana\u00f0ar\u00fer\u00f3un<\/a> til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa k\u00f3\u00f0a sem ekki er lengur nota\u00f0ur n\u00e9 keyr\u00f0ur \u00ed forriti. \u00deessi k\u00f3\u00f0i kann a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 skrifa\u00f0ur fyrir tiltekinn tilgang, en vegna breytinga \u00e1 kr\u00f6fum forritsins e\u00f0a h\u00f6nnun \u00feess hefur hann or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fareltur og \u00f3\u00fearfur. Dau\u00f0ur k\u00f3\u00f0i finnst \u00ed \u00f6llum forritunarm\u00e1lum, allt fr\u00e1 l\u00e1ggjafarsamansafnsk\u00f3\u00f0a til h\u00e1ttstigs skriftarm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\u00d3\u00fearfa k\u00f3\u00f0i getur veri\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l af nokkrum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00cd fyrsta lagi getur hann gert forriti\u00f0 st\u00e6rra og fl\u00f3knara \u00ed skilningi, sem getur leitt til galla og villa. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi getur hann h\u00e6gt \u00e1 keyrslut\u00edma forritsins, \u00fear sem t\u00f6lvan \u00fearf a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a t\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 vinna \u00far k\u00f3\u00f0a sem aldrei er nota\u00f0ur. A\u00f0 lokum getur \u00f3\u00fearfa k\u00f3\u00f0i gert vi\u00f0hald forritsins erfi\u00f0ara, \u00fear sem forritarar kunna a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a t\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 skilja hvers vegna \u00e1kve\u00f0inn k\u00f3\u00f0i er til sta\u00f0ar, a\u00f0eins til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann er \u00f3\u00fearfa.<\/p>\n
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\u00deegar dau\u00f0ur k\u00f3\u00f0i hefur veri\u00f0 greindur, skal hann fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ur \u00far forritinu. \u00deetta m\u00e1 gera me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a k\u00f3\u00f0anum beint e\u00f0a setja hann \u00ed athugasemdir svo au\u00f0velt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 endurheimta hann ef \u00fe\u00f6rf krefur s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Fjarl\u00e6ging dau\u00f0s k\u00f3\u00f0a getur b\u00e6tt frammist\u00f6\u00f0u forritsins, minnka\u00f0 umfang \u00feess og gert \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0veldara \u00ed vi\u00f0haldi og skilningi.<\/p>\n
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