Re: we should set a grub password by default

2007-05-20 Thread Oystein Viggen
* [Sven] Iam allready averted from the request of setting it by default. My proposal is: Making grub password an optional but easy to configure feature. The setup of the grub password should assist people, inform them about the additional step of bios-boot configuration, inform them about

Re: we should set a grub password by default

2007-05-17 Thread Matthew Larsen
Hi all I think putting a password by default on the grub booter just adds another level of unnecessary complexity for users. Enabling it by default you force people to learn another password which they then have to type in every time you boot etc etc. I think a better option would be to allow

Re: we should set a grub password by default

2007-05-17 Thread Sven
Am Donnerstag, den 17.05.2007, 11:03 +0100 schrieb Matthew Larsen: Hi all I think putting a password by default on the grub booter just adds another level of unnecessary complexity for users. Enabling it by default you force people to learn another password which they then have to type in

Re: we should set a grub password by default

2007-05-16 Thread Sven
Original-Nachricht Datum: Wed, 16 May 2007 12:22:04 +0100 Von: (``-_-ยดยด) -- Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Matthew Paul Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Betreff: Re: we should set a grub password by default On 5/16/07, Matthew Paul Thomas

Re: we should set a grub password by default

2007-05-16 Thread Matthew Garrett
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 07:23:41PM +0200, Sven wrote: In short terms: I propose that during grub setup/configuration the grub password in menu.lst is activated by default. Please let me explain why. Providing a grub password by default risks giving people the impression that the system is