On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:35:23 -0800, William Hewitt <wphewitt@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> Michal Jaegermann said: >> Maybe install should ask data for this alias and fill that lines >> unless specifically and emphatically declined? The big advantage is >> that this solves the issue in a general way instead for some >> specific cases like smart. > Or perhaps in FirstBoot(?) I was actually trying to use the smartd specific example of the need for a more general solution to the problem of relying of users to interact with the system as root users in a number of ways in order to see useful information. How many users see the logging and notification information the system could be producing? How many users actually login as root and read roots local email? In a home system situations i doubt its very many. In large multiuser corporate network you can probably reasonably rely on it. On hobbiest desktops and workstations its going to depend heavily on that person's experience level, new people coming in to the fedora process as their first venture into linux i doubt are going to know check roots email for this sort of notification. -jef