Password-protecting fedora.

[Robin Laing]

Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Robin Laing [mailto:Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca]
>>Jeff Vian wrote:
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>>>
>>>Maynard Kuona wrote:
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>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com 
>>>>
>>>>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 
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>>it was possible
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>>>>>to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then 
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>>I wouldn't have
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>>>>>to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few minutes and I
>>>>>wouldn't have to log in with another account when 
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>>somebody wanted to
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>>>>>borrow it for something...
>>>>>  
>>>
>>>This leads to the whole thing of
>>>"I want to allow everyone around to use my computer/account 
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>>but I want 
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>>>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 
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>>you don't 
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>>>want the world to see and don't give yourself access to 
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>>anything you 
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>>>don't want the world to use.
>>>
>>>Basic security on ANY pc is to do that, and to have a guest 
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>>account of 
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>>>some form that casual users can use if you allow them to 
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>>sit and use 
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>>>your computer unsupervised.
>>>
>>>Having a separate account for casual users (snoopers) 
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>>provides a means 
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>>>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.
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>>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]
> 
No, I didn't know about this but reading this list I am learning that 
this may work and may not.  Some of the replys have stated that the 
second session isn't full featured (sound, video etc) so it wouldn't 
work for what I need.  I am going to try it and see how it works.  I 
will also have to look at background processes.

I am also not sure what my wife will think of a different way of 
accessing the computer.

I still stand by the original idea of having a seperate account for 
casual users.

-- 
Robin Laing