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Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password



Hi,

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:08:41PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password.
> To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not
> over the network.

Weak is not easy ... there is minimum number of character for password.
But no password is easy.

> It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since
> I don't need remote XDM/GDM logins).

GDM can be configured to have default login user who can get desktop
without password.

"System" -> "Administration" -> Login window" -> "Security" -> "Enable
timed login"

Osamu


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