-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg Meyer wrote: > On Thursday 20 February 2003 07:03 am, kde wrote: > >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>I also want to express my displeasure with the "new" kdm. I have to add >>root to the list, to login as root which I dont like at all. Yes I know, I >>can CTRL-F[1-6], login as root, #startx ... but this sucks. In this form >>KDM is just standing in my way. >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>Nobody should log as root. All you can do as root can be done from an user >>account if you have root password. >> >>Root is not displayed in login managers for ages. >> > > True, but kdm at least gives you the opportunity to type it in though. Like > it or not, a lot of people are going to be pissed off by this, and you are > going to take a lot of criticism for this feature. Lot's of newbies like to > log in as root because they do not want to type the root password over and > over again while they are learning. This may not be the way they should > work, but it is the way they want to work. I agree with the premise that we > should help them develop good habits, just be prepared for the criticism to > come. >
Newbies would learn a lot faster, and not have to reinstall all the time, if they never logged in as root. Most configuation you want to do can be done in Mandrake Control Center, and you only need to type your password once for it. You can run konqueror as root from the menu (Applications->File Tools->File Manager Super User Mode). Anything else, the user should know about su before they want to consider doing it. I agree with this change. If the user is experienced enough to run as root, they will know how to change it. Some things I do not like about mdkkdm, but this is not one of them. (I am still waiting for keyboard shortcuts for shutdown ...). 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+VNZlrJK6UGDSBKcRAj0uAJ4iB1F8E3p9G6eITlJr4a1hVjPVcwCgpj0G P1q0HYEbnjP8EBFAUc02Gf0= =TzlQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
