On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 05:44:13 PM jdd wrote:
so just because others do silly things, we have to do the same?
It was mentioned few times that user login is not the way to protect your data. That other know that doesn't make them silly.
I just learned that it's possible to have autologin with passwd enabled (locked) right after boot, this seems to fix all the problems.
What problems? You just switched place where login happens, which allows user services to start, but security is not increased for a bit. If you leave computer unattended, who will prevent reboot with Live system and theft of data, installation of malware, and what not? When you come back, you will see your login and think all is fine :) Without login you will at least be aware that anyone can use computer and will not leave it, which is protection from more attack vectors then login alone.
Is it possible to have this as default?
Sure it is :) Anyone can have on computer anything as default, but, please, don't insist that false sense of protection is way to go. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org