On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 13:57 +0000, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote: > Matthew Miller wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 08:05:25AM -0400, Alan Cox wrote: > > > >>> What's the rationale (again?) for disabling root login? > >>> > >> I assume its to make sure that if your LDAP or NIS services fail you > >> are totally screwed and cannot rescue the machine. > >> > > > > Proposed alternative: enable root logins, but customize the default root > > GUI environment so it is a clear and simple rescue/configuration workspace, > > not just another user's desktop. > > > +1 Great idea!!! > Default root desktop with only System --> administration, Terminal and > some text editors > Identical in both Gnome and KDE.. Even better force root to login only with twm (or something worst if it exists) and only a xterm ... now that would be a great punishment for not doing as told <g> Simo. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
