> On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 21:30 -0400, Erik Hemdal wrote: > > But if this is so dangerous, why not prevent graphical root logins > > altogether? > > Some distros do that. And it is possible to set up Fedora that way as > well - it stops a graphical "login", but it doesn't stop a textual login > from starting X after the login. > > One reason why distros don't do that is the number of users insisting > that they should be able to. Interesting. But that choice seems to provide even less functionality and reduced security; meanwhile the original question is unanswered about why root can't lock the screen. I can't find a rationale anywhere, except that its a bug. It's a bit unfortunate in my case. I do appreciate all the replies. I didn't find the answer I was looking for, but I did learn a few things I didn't know before. Erik
