Root Logins in X...

[Lyos Gemini Norezel]

Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:

[out of order quote]

I'm more inclined to put a safety on the gun than to unload it entirely.
[/quote]

I agree 100%... however...


> A few more ideas, off the top of my head:
>
> A "Rescue Mode" in GDM which goes to a root session with minimal apps,
> marked as "Rescue Mode", rather than a root X login (even though it does
> need root credentials).
>
> A prompt upon the first time a user tried to login to a normal X session
> via GDM as root (separate from the "Rescue Mode"), warning them of the
> risk they're taking, with a small checkbox that says something like
> "never show me this warning again".
>   

I disagree with this (as well as Warren's idea).
Why add additional software to the (already) horribly bloated default 
install?
A simple warning like you already mentioned would be great...
but, I say, the root login should use the user selected interface 
(gnome, kde, xfce, etc).

A safety is fine (the warning dialog)... but unnecessarily crippling the 
root gui
interface is a foolish move.

> ~spot
>   

Lyos Gemini Norezel