Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kdebase-2.2-0.beta1.5mdk
Ben Reser wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 06:52:47PM -0400, David Walluck wrote: > >>The console has no stars, so I say nix the stars, or at least obfuscate >>them. What we are talking about, though, is the default for the system >>when kdebase is installed. While I can get to it in the control panel, >>that would require root which I'd rather not mess with anyway :) >> > > Dave you lazy bumm. I vote to leave the default alone let those that > don't like it get off their duff and log in as root for 30 seconds. :) > > touche, fact is I don't have to log in as root to kde to change this.. but anyway... the lazy bum(m) comment hits too close to home today... sorry :P -- Sincerely, David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kdebase-2.2-0.beta1.5mdk
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 06:52:47PM -0400, David Walluck wrote: > The console has no stars, so I say nix the stars, or at least obfuscate > them. What we are talking about, though, is the default for the system > when kdebase is installed. While I can get to it in the control panel, > that would require root which I'd rather not mess with anyway :) Dave you lazy bumm. I vote to leave the default alone let those that don't like it get off their duff and log in as root for 30 seconds. :) -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org Wizard's First Rule - People are stupid, they will believe anything if they want it to be true or they fear it is true - Terry Goodkind
Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kdebase-2.2-0.beta1.5mdk
Salane King wrote: > The number of stars can be changed in control panel>login manager from no to > 1 to 3 stars at the users preference. The console has no stars, so I say nix the stars, or at least obfuscate them. What we are talking about, though, is the default for the system when kdebase is installed. While I can get to it in the control panel, that would require root which I'd rather not mess with anyway :) -- Sincerely, David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kdebase-2.2-0.beta1.5mdk
The number of stars can be changed in control panel>login manager from no to 1 to 3 stars at the users preference. On Wednesday 25 July 2001 05:50 pm, you wrote: > On 25 Jul 2001 13:00:23 -0400, David Walluck wrote: > > I also would like to see it not echo back any stars when you enter your > > password. The console has always done this, and no one has complained. I > > am certainly for this option for security reasons, so maybe it should be > > set by the security level. I am just afraid that newbies who have never > > used console will complain and think that their password is not being > > entered at all. > > I'd rather that it echoed back a random number of stars, instead of not > echoing them back at all. As you said, newbies would think it's not > being typed at all. If it echoed back a random number of stars, they'd > know it's typing something. > > You want to make things as easy as possible for the newbie, but you also > want to make things as easy as possible for the SysAdmin who has to > support them, and whose phone will ring off the hook from newbies > calling him for help. > > RSS -- Salane King ICQ# 306324
Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] kdebase-2.2-0.beta1.5mdk
On 25 Jul 2001 13:00:23 -0400, David Walluck wrote: > I also would like to see it not echo back any stars when you enter your > password. The console has always done this, and no one has complained. I > am certainly for this option for security reasons, so maybe it should be > set by the security level. I am just afraid that newbies who have never > used console will complain and think that their password is not being > entered at all. I'd rather that it echoed back a random number of stars, instead of not echoing them back at all. As you said, newbies would think it's not being typed at all. If it echoed back a random number of stars, they'd know it's typing something. You want to make things as easy as possible for the newbie, but you also want to make things as easy as possible for the SysAdmin who has to support them, and whose phone will ring off the hook from newbies calling him for help. RSS
