On Tue, Dec 05, 2017 at 09:12:41AM -0600, Michael Catanzaro wrote: > On 12/05/2017 07:30 AM, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote: > > Then why disable root at all? What if there are no local user accounts, > > only via a directory service and network is down? This change is clearly > > not well thought-out. If anything, the redundancy should be reduced on > > the GNOME side, not anaconda side, as removing stuff from anaconda > > forces alternative desktop environments to reimplement what GNOME does. > > We've spend a fair amount of time discussing this change for the past two > years (including just a few months ago on this list), so I don't think it's > fair to say it is not well thought-out. Setting up such an environment > requires significant custom configuration. If you know how to enable a > directory service for logins, which is not supported by any graphical tools, > then you surely know how to set a root password using passwd. This is not really true. First boot certainly allowed to configure (in GUI) access to directory services. It was hidden in a bit misleading “Enterprise login” button, see for example this screenshot: https://www.linuxtechi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/User-enterprise-login-fedora25.jpg -- Tomasz Torcz "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station xmpp: zdzichubg@xxxxxxxxx wagon filled with backup tapes." -- Jim Gray _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
