Password-protecting fedora.

[Ow Mun Heng]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Laing [mailto:Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca]
> Jeff Vian wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Maynard Kuona wrote:
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com 
> >>
> >> On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:01:20AM +0100, Sturla Holm Hansen wrote:
> >> ....>  
> >>
> >>> I know about the built-in security, I was just asking if 
> it was possible
> >>> to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then 
> I wouldn't have
> >>> to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few minutes and I
> >>> wouldn't have to log in with another account when 
> somebody wanted to
> >>> borrow it for something...
> >>>   
> > 
> > This leads to the whole thing of
> > "I want to allow everyone around to use my computer/account 
> but I want 
> > privacy on my mail."
> > 
> > Guess the OP needs to learn a few basic security practices.
> > 
> > When not at the computer either lock the screen or log off.
> > The only alternative that is feasible is don't use anything 
> you don't 
> > want the world to see and don't give yourself access to 
> anything you 
> > don't want the world to use.
> > 
> > Basic security on ANY pc is to do that, and to have a guest 
> account of 
> > some form that casual users can use if you allow them to 
> sit and use 
> > your computer unsupervised.
> > 
> > Having a separate account for casual users (snoopers) 
> provides a means 
> > of tracking what is being done by them.  Allowing them to use *your 
> > account* means anything they do is recorded as being done by you.
> > 
> 
> My feelings are the same.
> 
> I would rather create a junk account that a casual user could use and 
> not change anything in my account.  The 20 seconds to logout/in is 
> better than having someone decide that they would change my bookmarks 
> or worse.  At least there is some control and ability to monitor the 
> casual user to a greater degree.

Actually, Why would you want to do that?? eg: logout and login again?
Are you not aware that there's this new feature called "New Login"??
Essentially, it creates (another?) X-Session in Virtual-Term-8 (Alt-F8)
and presents you with a _new_ login session in which your New users can
just use while your own X-Session runs in the background. (and it locks 
your existing X-Session using XScreen-saver.) I think this feature has 
been around long before MaxOS-X or WInXP newly implemented (I think?) 
Fast-User Switching.

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