Timothy Murphy wrote: > Steve Searle wrote: > >>> I don't like to feel that Linux is not telling me something >>> because it doesn't think it is good for me. >> What, like hidden files? > > You mean, files whose names start with "."? > I must say, that is not one of my favourite aspects of Unix. > I was trying to think if it was always like that? > (I go back to Unix edition 5.) > > But in this case it seemed to be suggested > that one shouldn't see the whole of /etc/group > as "you don't need to know about that". > I like to decide for myself what I need to know. > It is more a matter of the defaults being geared for what most users are going to want to see. There is a simple checkbox in preferences to select if you see system users and groups. So you still get to select what information is presented to you. I am not sure If I agree with the default, at least for Fedora, but I guess it does make it less likely for a new user to make a mistake. Then again, I am comfortable with the CLI tools for managing users and groups. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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