On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 14:40 +0000, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote: > Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote: > > Richi Plana wrote: > >> On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 07:37 -0500, Jon Ciesla wrote: > >> > >>> Can this information be included on the login screen, somewhere > >>> small and > >>> discreet, like in faded text on the bottom left or something? I was > >>> unaware of it and would have found it useful one evening some time ago. > >>> > >> > >> How about suggest a change in GDM so that when a user tries to log-in > >> with the "root" account, it displays a message box informing them that > >> root login is disabled and what their options are? > >> -- > >> > > Your currently trying to log in as root ( oh did I type root I was > > gonna write smurkydoo ) > > The root account is currently disable please press <ctrl><alt> F1 type > > root as your Login name and the root password enable the root account > > exit then try again.. > > > > lol.... > > > > > If this is gonna be *good* user experience users need to be able to enable > the root account in gdm/kdm/xdm etc.. > > First user tries to log in as root gets an *hint* that he need to go to > option --> enable root login, types the root password, root account enabled > logs in as root receives an stripped down administrative/rescue desktop This is a very reasonable proposal, I think it is a very sensible way to help users do the right thing (or the wrong one ... details :-). Simo. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
