Hi Sebastian I get users want to listen to audio but if the only hardware is a buzzer and the user is not running x what are the chances they are using audio on the console only ?
I can keep running rcctl disable sndiod Post install I thought linking audio support on by default to x would make sense as it is likely such system is for users who may need audio Just a thought Thanks On Sunday, 21 February 2021, Sebastian Benoit <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom Smyth([email protected]) on 2021.02.21 04:08:48 +0000: > > Hello, > > > > I was wondering should sndiod (default) startup be determined based on > > whether or not > > it the install is a typical headless install (off) or an install for > > a user machine with running X > > > > is there a reason why one would need to run this daemon by default? > > Because users want to listen to audio. > > > my thinking is by having the service off by default would reduce the > > default attack surface of the OS ? > > How big is that attack surface? And especially compared to X? > > > perhaps the installer could use the answer to the question do you > > intend to run X to determine whether or not to enable the sndiod > > daemon ? > > The difference is that a running sndiod is not noticable to you. Running X > is - you dont have a console anymore on your screen. > > Whereas a not running sndiod is noticable - no sound. > > Next to security, we try to make it easy for people to use OpenBSD. Not > asking questions when not needed is just that. > > /Benno > -- Kindest regards, Tom Smyth.
