Stephane Gourichon wrote: > > I don't like the AutoReLogin feature. The X server (and process holding > the session) should be stable. If it's not it has to be corrected. > Relaunching a session automatically to pretend it's not nearly crashed > is playing masquerade.
You are correct. The words "AutoReLogin" and "security" can't be used together. > But since it exists, there must be some way to make it better. No, I seriously doubt that. > I have a suggestion (maybe it's what you thought, but here it is > explicit): any screensaver may want to create a particular file (for > example ~/.screen-locked -- common to all screen saver programs) to > indicate that the screen is currently locked. AutoReLogin should not exist, and I'm not going to modify xscreensaver to give the *illusion* that AutoReLogin is anything other than a gaping security hole. -- Jamie Zawinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jwz.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dnalounge.com/
