Re: user authentication for a secure laptop.
> Do you mean using fingerprints as local authentication??
Authentication isn't necessary. An example is the olpc
system on the XO machines. Power up and the X interface
for user olpc is available. Most cell phones are similar.
> Do you mean passphrase authenticated remote logins?
password =? passphrase. If so, then yes.
> It depends on your definition of "secure".
I am the only person with access to the machine. It is in my house or in my office.
In lightdm this has no apparent effect.
# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
autologin-user=username
autologin-user-timeout=0
Odd. Has anyone made autologin work in lightdm?
There is also a package named nodm with this description.
"... automatically start an X session at system boot ... for devices like
smartphones, but can be used on a regular computer ..."
After removing *dm and installing nodm, the system still presented a
dialogue similar to lightdm. Stock configuration doesn't give the stated
effect. Likely an adjustment is needed.
Thanks for any ideas, ... Peter E.
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