login

[Duncan Lithgow]

Gustavo Seabra wrote:
> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> 
>> Am Do, den 02.12.2004 schrieb Nathan Low um 6:01:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Is there a way to bypass the login screen?  In other
>>> words, can this screen be skipped in any way?  I'm new
>>> to Linux.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> You should know and respect that the need to login is a security
>> feature. You shouldn't bypass that by the setting to automatically
>> login.
> 
> I wonder... Since I'm the only user of my machine, I find it just 
> convenient to use the automatic login (to a regular user account.) Is it 
> a security risk?
> 
Well, I agree with you Gustavo. If you're running the machine at home 
without any real reason to be concerned about who gets access to the 
computer, then why not use the auto login - butno, not to root.

But then I'm new to linux so take that with a grain of salt.

Duncan