RE: Password-protecting fedora.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maynard Kuona [mailto:knxmay001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:32 PM
> To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Password-protecting fedora.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 04:13, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robin Laing [mailto:Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Jeff Vian wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Maynard Kuona wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx 
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:01:20AM +0100, Sturla Holm 
> Hansen wrote:
> > > >> ....>  
> > > >>
> > > >>> I know about the built-in security, I was just asking if 
> > > it was possible
> > > >>> to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then 
> > > I wouldn't have
> > > >>> to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few 
> minutes and I
> > > >>> wouldn't have to log in with another account when 
> > > somebody wanted to
> > > >>> borrow it for something...
> > > >>>   
> > > > 
> > > > This leads to the whole thing of
> > > > "I want to allow everyone around to use my computer/account 
> > > but I want 
> > > > privacy on my mail."
> > > > 
> > > > Guess the OP needs to learn a few basic security practices.
> > > > 
> > > > When not at the computer either lock the screen or log off.
> > > > The only alternative that is feasible is don't use anything 
> > > you don't 
> > > > want the world to see and don't give yourself access to 
> > > anything you 
> > > > don't want the world to use.
> > > > 
> > > > Basic security on ANY pc is to do that, and to have a guest 
> > > account of 
> > > > some form that casual users can use if you allow them to 
> > > sit and use 
> > > > your computer unsupervised.
> > > > 
> > > > Having a separate account for casual users (snoopers) 
> > > provides a means 
> > > > of tracking what is being done by them.  Allowing them 
> to use *your 
> > > > account* means anything they do is recorded as being 
> done by you.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > My feelings are the same.
> > > 
> > > I would rather create a junk account that a casual user 
> could use and 
> > > not change anything in my account.  The 20 seconds to 
> logout/in is 
> > > better than having someone decide that they would change 
> my bookmarks 
> > > or worse.  At least there is some control and ability to 
> monitor the 
> > > casual user to a greater degree.
> > 
> > Actually, Why would you want to do that?? eg: logout and 
> login again?
> > Are you not aware that there's this new feature called "New Login"??
> > Essentially, it creates (another?) X-Session in 
> Virtual-Term-8 (Alt-F8)
> > and presents you with a _new_ login session in which your 
> New users can
> > just use while your own X-Session runs in the background. 
> (and it locks 
> > your existing X-Session using XScreen-saver.) I think this 
> feature has 
> > been around long before MaxOS-X or WInXP newly implemented 
> (I think?) 
> > Fast-User Switching.
> > 
> > Ain't that Just Cool? [1]
> > 
> > [1] Cool is a definition. It is not a state. Terms and 
> conditions applies.
> >     Please RTFM manual before committing to a life of OSS, 
> Free and Freedom
> >     as in Free Beer.
> > 
> 
> Actually, at least on Redhat/Fedora, all you have to do is 
> start a new X
> session by using the command gdmflexiserver. Just Alt-F2 and type that
> command and it immediately starts it and to get back and 
> forth from it,
> use Ctrl-Alt-F7. basically, your default x session is on F7, and every
> new one is after that, like F8, F9 and so on. 

Hmm.. That was the exact app I was talking about but didn't know
the name to till I looked it up just now..

The Launcher properties in Gnome states 

Comment : Log in as another user without logging out.




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