Re: Fw: gdm and reboot
On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 04:30:10 +0100, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Rennie" <jrennie@csail.mit.edu>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: gdm and reboot
>
>
>> On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 10:55:56PM -0500, Michael Spang wrote:
>> > I have often wondered why exactly it defaults to requiring a password.
>> > Requiring a user who has physical access to a computer root privileges
>> > to shut it down seems fundamentally flawed to me--they could easily shut
>> > it down by removing power. However this is potentially damaging, so it
>> > seems logical to allow them to initiate a proper shutdown. Is removing
>> > this limitation a security issue for remote users? Surely disabling
>> > 'secure actions' won't allow a remote user to shutdown via gdm.. right?
>> > Anyhow, just thought I'd throw this out there to see if anyone has a
>> > good explanation. It always seemed to be a completely unncessesary and
>> > potentially frustrating default. I find it especially strange since by
>> > default any user can shut down once logged into gnome via gdm, but they
>> > become stranded once back on the welcome screen.
>>
>> I agree with you. It's a stupid default. I hope they change it.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> --
>>>>Me too, a new debian user still trying to get his screwed up Debian
> system fixed up so it works as a desktop pc with >>>simple DUN via modem
> and not NIC
>
I am also a newbie at linux and Debian and had a number of problems
getting the dialup modem to works properly.
Do you have an external modem? Are you using kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4?
Forgive me if you have already covered all this before. I just happened to
read this thread and it reminded me of problem that I had.
Jerry
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