On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 09:34, Leonid Mamtchenkov wrote: > * 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. :) ---- great - so tell him how to accomplish it Craig
