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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default
From:       Bernd Eckenfels <lists () lina ! inka ! de>
Date:       2001-04-17 14:35:34
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On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 05:46:00PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> There's another point - if you've logged on on the console then any
> random user can hit ctrl-alt-f1 to go back there, hit ctr-c or similar
> and hijack your session. Despite screen locks etc...

You can't do that if you run "exec startx" or even run xinit from init (the
later solution is good for single user systems).

Greetings
Bernd
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