-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Sparenberg wrote: > On Sun, 2003-03-16 at 11:55, Buchan Milne wrote: >
> I'll give you one scenario where I log in as root all the time... > Install fests. I'm sure all of these people don't want a user james on > their box....another is when a friend calls up and says... It won't work > can you help... I log in as root so I don't have to keep asking them > for the root password... once is enough this way. I would just Terminals->Konsole (super user mode). > > As for the very real problem here. It comes with upgrades. (if an > upgrade shouldn't be done then remove the option from the installer.) > If you are running kdm now, with users hidden ( a prudent move I might > add.) and you upgrade.... You can't log in as anyone! I have: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ grep list /etc/security/msec/level.local allow_user_list(0) and was running kdm until mdkkdm came around, and I still get a dm with username/password fields and a wm selector (I don't think I made any changes to the config manually). I don't see the problem, but I haven't tried it on an upgrade. Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+daV8rJK6UGDSBKcRAt7HAJ0bw90n+4pz4QlV3F/50MVoodqXIgCgnPVS Wy/XjUV5xDI/EAZYxBPek58= =UJn9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
