Password-protecting fedora.
Ow Mun Heng
ow.mun.heng at wdc.com
Tue Mar 9 11:26:59 UTC 2004
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maynard Kuona [mailto:knxmay001 at mail.uct.ac.za]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:32 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: RE: Password-protecting fedora.
>
>
> 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.
> > Please RTFM manual before committing to a life of OSS,
> Free and Freedom
> > as in Free Beer.
> >
>
> 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.
Hmm.. That was the exact app I was talking about but didn't know
the name to till I looked it up just now..
The Launcher properties in Gnome states
Comment : Log in as another user without logging out.
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