On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 09:25 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > See Thread at: http://www.techienuggets.com/Detail?tx=45040 Posted on behalf > of a User > > Sigh, getting rather tired of all these IT and Security GURUs telling us how > we need to configure our systems all the time. Look, I have a machine that is > UNATTENDED and uses a WIRELESS connection. The gnome keyring PREVENTS me from > using the machine in this role. This machine must auto login and it must > connect to the wireless net to work. The nearest user is about 20 miles away > so there is NO login password and NO ONE to enter one. So, can't we just turn > the damn gnome keyring OFF?? Sorry if I offend, but I am really fed up with > this problem! > > In Response To: > > > Some kind soul pointed out that one could get rid > of the demand by NM for a keyring password > by deleting .gnome2/keyrings/default.keyring > and then giving an empty password when requested. We are talking about F9. F8 had such a file but F9 does not, at least on my machine. > > But that made me wonder what possible point > the keyring password could have? > Is it intended as some kind of security device? > As far as I can see, you have to be logged in to run NM, > and if you are logged in you can delete this file. > > I might say the same about the KDE wallet system. > How does this make one's part of the system more secure, > since it is open to you to change the wallet password, > or even to make it empty? > > I live in an old house with hundreds of locks > on cupboard doors, etc, to which almost all the keys > have long ago disappeared. > It seems to me Fedora is getting a bit like that. > > I wish I felt there was someone whose job it was > to make Fedora/Linux simpler to use > rather than just adding more features > with keys and passwords to fit. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- ======================================================================= QOTD: "Wouldn't it be wonderful if real life supported control-Z?" ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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