On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 10:55:56PM -0500, Michael Spang wrote: > I have often wondered why exactly it defaults to requiring a password. > Requiring a user who has physical access to a computer root privileges > to shut it down seems fundamentally flawed to me--they could easily shut > it down by removing power. However this is potentially damaging, so it > seems logical to allow them to initiate a proper shutdown. Is removing > this limitation a security issue for remote users? Surely disabling > 'secure actions' won't allow a remote user to shutdown via gdm.. right? > Anyhow, just thought I'd throw this out there to see if anyone has a > good explanation. It always seemed to be a completely unncessesary and > potentially frustrating default. I find it especially strange since by > default any user can shut down once logged into gnome via gdm, but they > become stranded once back on the welcome screen.
I agree with you. It's a stupid default. I hope they change it. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
