On Fri, 1 Aug 2008, Gary C Martin wrote: > On 1 Aug 2008, at 03:25, Walter Bender wrote: > >> Curious as to what occasions need root access within X Windows? Maybe >> the console is enough? >> >> -walter > > I don't think I've used the console in months, nice to know it's there > in an emergency, but it was problematic to use for normal admin tasks > for two reasons: > > 1) The keyboard map does not match the machines actual keyboard, so > trying to remember US key layout on a Spanish keypad is a > nightmare :-) Anyone know any tricks to correct that? > > 2) Often the olpc related scripts I'd be trying to use would have some > hooks into X, and other environment variables. Without a lot of env > hacking/guessing they would just bomb out in console.
numerous 'special keys' don't work at the console, including adjusting the screen brightness. David Lang >> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> One of our present security difficulties is that the Terminal >>> activity >>> is not isolated. It is de-isolated so that it can serve the dual >>> role of >>> root terminal and 'general exploration' terminal. Perhaps reviving >>> the >>> Quake Terminal for the root-terminal role and isolating the Terminal >>> activity proper would be a nice way to solve half of our security >>> issue? > > --Gary > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
