Re: [CentOS] Security: gnome-screensaver VS. switch user

2011-02-13 Thread Always Learning
On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 13:22 -0800, Mark wrote: > There is a third option, hibernation, which you did not mention, but > essentially they are all more or less equally secure - they all > require login password authentication to resume operation once the > computer is "brought back." This is defin

Re: [CentOS] Security: gnome-screensaver VS. switch user

2011-02-13 Thread Mark
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:26 PM, erikmccaskey64 wrote: > > People "usually" suspend their laptop, so that they can continue their work > when they open the laptop. OK! > Two choices [GNOME]: > 1 - Menu -> Shut Down -> Suspend > in this case, the gnome-screensaver locks the PC. but the gnome-scree

[CentOS] Security: gnome-screensaver VS. switch user

2011-02-13 Thread erikmccaskey64
People "usually" suspend their laptop, so that they can continue their work when they open the laptop. OK! Two choices [GNOME]: 1 - Menu -> Shut Down -> Suspend in this case, the gnome-screensaver locks the PC. but the gnome-screensaver is just a "normal process", and it could be killed e.