Quoting Andrew Pollock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Bit of a mouthful of a subject. > > I'm wondering if it would be beneficial to automatically add the non-root > user created by base-config to a few groups, e.g. cdrom, floppy, audio, > video?
s/by base-config/by shadow > > Let's assume the case of someone using d-i to install Sarge on a machine > that will be that person's desktop (hey that's me!). Most likely it will > only have the one user. The installation will be more useful "out of the > box" for that non-priviledged user if that user can access the cdrom, and > the floppy drive and make noises come out of the speakers. See bug reports for the shadow package.....This feature has been asked several times but its implications are non-trivial. Suggestions have been made for adding this in base-config if, for some valid reasons, this is not implemented in shadow. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

