* Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> [11-Jan-2004 06:55]: > It would appear that you are trying to make this like Windows and it > ain't Windows. It is truly a multi-user operating system so little > enthusiasm exists to do things that are contrary to the nature of > security on a multi-user system. Inasmuch as any alteration of the > username/password login mechanism extends to remote as well as the local > console, this just would seem to be a very bad idea. Linux can be used in a variety of single-user setups. For example, imagine a Linux PC at public information kiosks or exhibitions. They don't need any authentication - whoever comes up should start working on it immediately. The fact that Linux supports multi-user environments internally does not mean that single-user mode is unnatural. And, again, the fact that someone wants to have autologin in GUI does not mean that the system is completely open. It's just a publicly available GUI - nothing more, nothing less. :) -- Leonid Mamtchenkov. http://www.leonid.maks.net
