Mike Corbeil wrote:
> This is fine with me, though. The only condition I'ld see as important to use
> *dm would be if it provided increased or enhanced security, but I don't know
> enough about these, yet, to be able to say.
>
> Do *dm provide enhanced security, or just a fancier login interface?
The short answer is: the latter (just a fancier login).
The long answer is: although the graphic login doesn't have any
_direct_ security advantage, when it's enabled ALL your users
login directly into X. Then, if you configure the few special
clients (xterm, kvt, etc...) that allow console mode, you might
prevent most of your users to EVER use console mode, and _this_
can have security advantages ... OTOH, of course, there might
be valid reasons that your users have to have console mode. YMMV
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Jean-Louis Debert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
74 Annemasse France
old Linux fan
