On Wednesday 08 February 2012 15:13:57 Anne Wilson wrote: > Yes, I have seen postings like "why do I have to use passwords" and > "why can I not log in KDE as root" more than once. Are these people > our target group? If so than - have fun! What strikes me is that you > of all people are advocating a loosening of security with no real > reason.
I do not want to have to give the root password to members of my family that are, frankly, clueless on tech-matters. At the same time, I do want them to apply at least security updates. Being able to accept updates from a trusted source (direct from Mageia) with only their user password is the safest their systems can have. Anne
