Password-protecting fedora.

[Maynard Kuona]

On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 04:13, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robin Laing [mailto:Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca]
> > Jeff Vian wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Maynard Kuona wrote:
> > > 
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com 
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:01:20AM +0100, Sturla Holm Hansen wrote:
> > >> ....>  
> > >>
> > >>> I know about the built-in security, I was just asking if 
> > it was possible
> > >>> to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then 
> > I wouldn't have
> > >>> to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few minutes and I
> > >>> wouldn't have to log in with another account when 
> > somebody wanted to
> > >>> borrow it for something...
> > >>>   
> > > 
> > > This leads to the whole thing of
> > > "I want to allow everyone around to use my computer/account 
> > but I want 
> > > privacy on my mail."
> > > 
> > > Guess the OP needs to learn a few basic security practices.
> > > 
> > > When not at the computer either lock the screen or log off.
> > > The only alternative that is feasible is don't use anything 
> > you don't 
> > > want the world to see and don't give yourself access to 
> > anything you 
> > > don't want the world to use.
> > > 
> > > Basic security on ANY pc is to do that, and to have a guest 
> > account of 
> > > some form that casual users can use if you allow them to 
> > sit and use 
> > > your computer unsupervised.
> > > 
> > > Having a separate account for casual users (snoopers) 
> > provides a means 
> > > of tracking what is being done by them.  Allowing them to use *your 
> > > account* means anything they do is recorded as being done by you.
> > > 
> > 
> > My feelings are the same.
> > 
> > I would rather create a junk account that a casual user could use and 
> > not change anything in my account.  The 20 seconds to logout/in is 
> > better than having someone decide that they would change my bookmarks 
> > or worse.  At least there is some control and ability to monitor the 
> > casual user to a greater degree.
> 
> Actually, Why would you want to do that?? eg: logout and login again?
> Are you not aware that there's this new feature called "New Login"??
> Essentially, it creates (another?) X-Session in Virtual-Term-8 (Alt-F8)
> and presents you with a _new_ login session in which your New users can
> just use while your own X-Session runs in the background. (and it locks 
> your existing X-Session using XScreen-saver.) I think this feature has 
> been around long before MaxOS-X or WInXP newly implemented (I think?) 
> Fast-User Switching.
> 
> Ain't that Just Cool? [1]
> 
> [1] Cool is a definition. It is not a state. Terms and conditions applies.
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> 

Actually, at least on Redhat/Fedora, all you have to do is start a new X
session by using the command gdmflexiserver. Just Alt-F2 and type that
command and it immediately starts it and to get back and forth from it,
use Ctrl-Alt-F7. basically, your default x session is on F7, and every
new one is after that, like F8, F9 and so on.