On 20/03/14 13:48, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:44:21 +1100 > Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Yeah, when making a machine for a less technical or less >>> command-prompt comfortable person, I like to have it boot into GUI >>> via the desktop manager. But when setting it up for myself or for >>> people technically sharp enough to log in and then type >>> "startx" (and people you can trust with the command prompt), I like >>> to boot to the command prompt. >> >> When logging in at the Linux console (on current kernels at least), >> then running startx, there is a security problem: >> <snipped> > > Of course, if a badguy has physical access, then you're pretty much > screwed anyway:
Yes. And no. Contrary to "popular" "belief" - if someone has physical access it's *not* "game over". The plural of anecdote is not fact, possible != probable, and probable != certain. :) If someone breaks into your house they could break into your safe. It's not reason to not have a safe. <snipped> Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
