Logging in without a password
Hi, Back in the Yast1 times it was possible not to specify a password in Yast1. When logging in as user, you were not asked for a password any more; when logging in as root, you were, but then you only needed to hit Return. I am the only user of my computer, and there's no one who should not have access to it, so I found this feature to be of great advantage! However, Yast2 requires passwords of at least 5 characters, for both user and root. I have tried to change this afterwards, to no avail: sh: ~> passwd sh Changing password for sh. Old Password: xxxxx New password: Bad password: too short However, Yast1 did it, so it must be possible, one would think. Anyone who knows how to achieve this? TIA, SH
On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 12:41, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
However, Yast2 requires passwords of at least 5 characters, for both
change the minimium passwd length to 0 in yast2 -jeric -=JericAtSbcglobalDotNetwork=- 3 days 15 hrs 51 min, since last reboot. Did you know? Firewalls, NATs, VPN, WindowsXP, and many other security/networking tools are technically ILLEGAL in the states of DE, IL, MD, MI, WY, PA, MA and VA. Stop the insanity, before its too late! (http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/superdmca.html for links to the laws)
The 03.05.26 at 19:41, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
I am the only user of my computer, and there's no one who should not have access to it, so I found this feature to be of great advantage!
If you connect to internet, I think it would be quite dangerous to disable the password. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
I've been gone for the past couple of days, so this may not apply to the thread, or may have already been addressed. If I'm off the subject of the thread just toss it. If you open up the KDE Control Center > System Administration > Login Manager, go to the 'Convenience' tab. There you will find the ability to enable password-less logins to your machine. Still assign normal passwords to the users, and notify them of what they are, or provide them with the ability to change the initial password you give them. Do this in case they fall out of favor with you ;-) You can then take them off the password-less login list, and make them use their password whenever you want. On my machine, it's just my family. So the password-less login works great. You have your user names listed at login. Click on your name, and hit 'Go'. No need to enter a password. Hope this helps. Bernd -- "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Antoine de St. Exupery
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Bernd
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Carlos E. R.
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Jeric
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Sjoerd Hiemstra