[Bug 546503] Re: HP touchpad-disable switch damages mouse and focus capability

2010-08-23 Thread candyban
I guess I'm getting old as I'm using sed to edit files. There is a nicer way: >From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/549727 (For full options read comment #103) $ gconftool --type bool --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true -- HP touchpad-disable switch damages mo

[Bug 546503] Re: HP touchpad-disable switch damages mouse and focus capability

2010-08-23 Thread candyban
Similar issue on my dv7. Mouse was working in gdm, but stopped working once logged in. Fixed the issue by editing the file ~/.gnome/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/%gconf.xml (as also reported here) You can run the following command to "fix" the issue (fixed it for me). $ sed -e 's/\(touchpad

[Bug 510732] Re: OpenSSH server sshd_config PermitRootLogin -> NO

2010-03-13 Thread candyban
Mathias, > Could you elaborate how defaulting PermitRootLogin to no would improve the > default installation? It does not pass a "makes sense" sensor (at least not mine). It actually alarmed me a for a minute into thinking there may be a backdoor into my system. (I double checked /etc/shadow to