On 6/1/06, Steven W. Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a security question that relates to how to get around xlock. Thereare 2 scenarios.scenario #1: In this case, the system is not configured to run a graphiclogin. User Freddy logs in in text mode and then runs startx. While
running his sessio
On 6/1/06, Steven W. Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Boris Badinoff comes along. BB types "Ctl-Alt-F1" ...
There are directives you can put in the X server config file that
disable console switching and zapping (immediate X server shutdown via
[CTRL]+[ALT]+[BACKSPACE] or similar). I also seem
On Thursday 01 June 2006 10:21 am, Neil Schelly wrote:
> Are you an administrator of the system? If so, why can't you login as root
> or yourself and use whatever security methods you have (su, sudo, etc) to
> do what it is you're trying to do? If you're not an administrator of the
> system, why
On Thursday 01 June 2006 09:59 am, Steven W. Orr wrote:
> scenario #2: In this case, the computer is configured to run at runlevel 5
> and Freddy logs in on a graphic login (i.e., xdm, kdm, etc...). BB comes
> along and hits Ctl-Alt-F1 and gets taken to the mgetty prompt for
> screen1. BB (or is it
Steven W. Orr wrote:
> scenario #1: In this case, the system is not configured to run a
> graphic login. User Freddy logs in in text mode and then runs startx.
> While running his session, he locks the monitor using xlock. He walks
> away and Boris Badinoff comes along. BB types "Ctl-Alt-F1" and i
On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 09:59:21AM -0400, Steven W. Orr wrote:
> I have a security question that relates to how to get around xlock. There
> are 2 scenarios.
>
> scenario #1: In this case, the system is not configured to run a graphic
> login. User Freddy logs in in text mode and then runs start
I have a security question that relates to how to get around xlock. There
are 2 scenarios.
scenario #1: In this case, the system is not configured to run a graphic
login. User Freddy logs in in text mode and then runs startx. While
running his session, he locks the monitor using xlock. He walk
