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Lindows policyLindows policyPosted Apr 1, 2004 14:02 UTC (Thu) by hingo (guest, #14792)In reply to: Lindows policy by grantingram Parent article: Utah's anti-spyware law
Ok, thanks for the update. In fact it is reassuring to read that interview, I mean to see
that they actually have people who know what they are doing. Even if their solution still
isn't as paranoid as it could, be it's assuring to see that they know it's an issue.
(Compare: I know I shouldn't use perl, but I still do occasionally, because it's often the
easiest way out.)
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Mandrake and root logins Posted Apr 2, 2004 5:47 UTC (Fri) by Duncan (guest, #6647) [Link] > [H]ave you ever tried to log in as root in Mandrake?> [I]t's not easy, since root is not an option in the kdm login screen. I'm a Mandrake user, and never had an issue logging in as root. Of course, I very quickly set my system to boot level 3 text consoles, instead of level 5 DM, as well (yes, even as a beginner, as I'd asked for recommendations on some good Linux books and read O'Reilly's "Running Linux" when I decided to do more than play with Linux as a toy, which was about time MSWormOS came out with eXPrivacy.. talking about spyware.. and was compiling my own kernels even before I'd found suitable mail and news clients in Linux, and was therefore still booting MSWormOS to run OE!), and invoked KDE, my desktop of choice, from a logged-in user at the console. However, I seldom log into an X session as root. I think the last time I did it was to check what I suspected was permission issues, as I couldn't log in as a normal user. It turned out I was right, but as soon as I'd had it confirmed by successfully logging in as root, I logged back out, to complete the rest of my trouble shooting and fixing at the console or with the good old mc. I do, BTW, think Mandrake's policy is about right. Anyone not at home at the command line NEEDS a DIRE warning if they somehow get an X session as root! Duncan
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