Quoting Rodolfo Medina (2019-07-03 14:42:13) > Håkon Alstadheim <ha...@alstadheim.priv.no> writes: > > > Den 03.07.2019 13:24, skrev Rodolfo Medina: > >> Hi all... > >> > >> Is there any a way to have my user-password shown when logging into > >> Debian in tty console, or also within X system when changing to > >> root? It is for my old father... it'd be easier for him to see > >> what he's typing. In internet I found some procedures to have > >> asterisks shown; would it be possible to have a clear text as well? > >> Maybe it isn't as I understand... > > > > If the machine is physically secure, I'd find out about automatic > > login (aka autologin) to X (check the config of your display > > manager, you might conceivably want to use a different > > displaymanager) . > > > > For root access, check out man sudoers, the EXAMPLES section will > > get you started, find out about NOPASSWD. > > > > If the machine is NOT physically secure, think long and hard about > > what you will do. > > > Thanks... of course it is... absolutely. I wanted to have him accustomed > with using a password... only, he still does many errors at keyboard...
I think I understand the scope of this challenge. Would it be sensible for your case to a) use a 3-4 character password coupled with a PAM plugin that checks for the presence of a USB key containing some unique file? That would keep the notion of typing a password for logging in, while being simpler to type, sidestepping the lower security by a secondary check which (at leat for some) would not be a too weird addition). - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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