F11 Liveuser Password
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Freddog_de at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Jun 19 22:31:31 UTC 2009
fedora-list-request at redhat.com wrote:
> Subject: Re: F11 Liveuser Password
> To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using
> Fedora." <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> On 6/19/2009 4:16 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>
>> > "Kevin J. Cummings" wrote
>> >
>>
>>> >> R. G. Newbury wrote:
>>>
>>>> >> > OK, Now I'm really frustrated.
>>>> >> > What IS the password for the 'liveuser' user?
>>>>
>> >
>>
>>> >>Password? When the GDM screen comes up, it auto-logins after a short
>>> >>wait (less than a minute ISTR). When inside the environment, I can
>>> >>type "su -" and I'm not asked for a password....
>>>
>> >
>> > This is the LiveCD-KDE spin. When the login screen comes up it is
>> > exactly like a normal KDE login. It NEVER auto-logs.
>> >
>> > And NO password works.
>> >
>>
>>>> >> > Of course, there is NOTHING in the release notes.
>>>> >> > Thanks guys </sarcastic>
>>>>
>> >
>> > But I repeat myself. This is another example of stupid nanny actions.
>> > The damn thing is a LIVECD. It does not NEED a password for the user: it
>> > creates the user. Kabuki security revisited ( the prior visitation being
>> > that root is denied access to install programs through the browser,
>> > although a normal user (acting as an abnormal user) is allowed to do the
>> > same thing.)
>>
>
>
> *You are right!!* We should rant! And rave! And get *really, really
> angry!* Quick! Give me the microphone! So that I can yell the *loud,
> funny words!*
>
> No one else has downloaded this and booted this? No one else has
> complained? In this much time? Really?
>
> The Live-CD KDE boots with out a login screen of any kind here. None at
> all. It boot right to the KDE desktop.
>
> Having a bad day are you? :-)
>
> --
On my desktop, I had this problem with F10, trying to get to rescue the
system; F11 loaded straight away on my laptop. The difference appears to
have been that the /tmp on my desktop had no space....... My
imagination??????
Dave
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