On 2015-03-12 12:34:06 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > xscreensaver is not safe: > > > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=403557 > > > > (concerning the "when the system has no external input for a > > defined period of time"). > > I read through that bug log and I don't see why you say it is not safe > as a general statement. There appears to be a specific interaction > for when the user is using a remote network account server such as an > LDAP server for account information. Most users will not be using an > ldap or remote network based account server and will not trigger the > problem reported in that bug log. Most users who have installed > Debian will have local account information in /etc/passwd and never > trigger the problem reported in that bug. Saying that it is not safe > is too harsh by a long distance.
This may be true for a user at home, but there, locking screen may not be critical. It's very different for users at work, where account information is generally remote *and* where screen locking is important. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150313112858.ga30...@xvii.vinc17.org