On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Tom Berger wrote:
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> - bug (?): I was able to shutdown the system as a normal user from the kdm
> login screen. Comfortable but not secure.
This can be configured in kcontrol (load kcontrol, select Applications,
select Login Manager). There should be a possibility to select who can
shutdown.
> - glitch: I encountered that 'cannot open display' error for the first
> time. If the xhost setting is required why not put it in xinitrc by
> default?
It's not a bug, it's a security feature. You don't want other users to
telnet into your machine and pop up 1000 xclocks.
> - glitch: the entries for inittab are still silly. Who is running his
> system at 4 o'clock in the morning? (I suggested that to Mandrake's wish
> address some months ago)
anacron should take care of them.
> - glitch: I don't understand why gnome-linuxconf now requires the
> gnome-libs. It hadn't in 5.3. Looks like I will have to compile it myself.
Dynamically linked to save space. Most people who want to use
gnome-linuxconf will also want gnome.
LLaP
bero
