[Fedora-spins] Different boot defaults

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Jan 26 13:52:16 UTC 2011


On 01/26/2011 04:41 AM, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just thought if the Live defaults were intentional or omitted, using these
> different defaults locally:
>
> AutomaticLogin: I do not understand a username question on boot CD/flash, what
>                  is it good for?

It logs in automatically, and does *not* pose a username question.

> DisallowTCP: One cannot use xhost, ssh -R/-L for X connections etc. without it.
>               I am not a security expert but still the X server defaults ensure
>               this setting on it own is safe.

My understanding is that this simply disallows gdm listening for any 
connections.  Those other things you mentioned should still work once 
logged in (but I could be wrong, I don't use gdm much).

-- rex


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