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Subject: Re: KDM and root user
From: Luciano Montanaro <mikelima () cirulla ! net>
Date: 2004-11-26 14:08:12
Message-ID: 200411261508.12344.mikelima () cirulla ! net
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El Viernes 26 Noviembre 2004 14:34, Giovanni Venturi escribió:
> Alle 09:56, venerdì 26 novembre 2004, Luciano Montanaro ha scritto:
> > Gianni, I am actually a bit confused about your problem:
> > For me (on various SuSE Linux versions), the root user has been hidden
> > in the KDM since long ago. You can still login as root, just write
> > 'root' as
>
> Well I was talking about original CVS source code not of SuSE RPM with
> all that patches. CVS HEAD.
>
Sure. But I made the test with a recent CVS version, and I managed to
login as root anyway.
> >
> > About your MS provocation: it's exactly because we care about security
> > that logging in as root should be discouraged. Most problems in MS land
> > are related to using a privileged account for any kind of task.
>
> Sorry. I don't think enough when I speak or write email. I love KDE, my
> intention was not this. I think it's great all the single work of
> everyone is doing. Don't think what I wrote in the first email I added a
> "?" in the bad place. Yes I know that entering in KDE as "root" can bring
> security problem. I was just asking if it could possible in some way have
> it anyway, but all decision taken is ok for me. Just a curiosity, just a
> question.
I know you were asking for an answer, that's why I tried to give you a
detailed reply. But as I'm not involved in Kdm development, my guess is as
good as yours.
> Sorry for all these problems I gave, not my intention, truly. I don't
> want people thinks I want to create problems. I was just doing a stupid
> question if you want to say so.
> Is it my position compromised? :(
I don't think so. Your post simply was a bit of a flame-bait, actually.
But I would not worry too much about it.
Ciao,
Luciano
--
Luciano Montanaro
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a yo-yo
- Enoch Root
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style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"> <p>El <span \
style="color:#ff0000">Viernes</span> 26 <span style="color:#ff0000">Noviembre</span> \
2004 14:34, Giovanni Venturi <span style="color:#ff0000">escribió</span>:</p> \
<p><span style="color:#008000">> Alle 09:56, venerdì 26 novembre 2004, Luciano \
Montanaro ha scritto:</span></p> <p><span style="color:#007000">> > Gianni, I \
am actually a bit confused about your problem:</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#007000">> > For me (on various SuSE Linux versions), the root \
user has been hidden</span></p> <p><span style="color:#007000">> > in the KDM \
since long ago. You can still login as root, just write</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#007000">> > 'root' as</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#008000">></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> Well I was \
talking about original CVS source code not of SuSE RPM with</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#008000">> all that patches. CVS HEAD.</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#008000">></span></p> <p></p>
<p>Sure. But I made the test with a recent <span style="color:#ff0000">CVS</span> \
version, and I managed to</p> <p>login as root anyway. </p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="color:#007000">> ></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#007000">> > About your MS provocation: it's exactly \
because we care about security</span></p> <p><span style="color:#007000">> > \
that logging in as root should be discouraged. Most problems in MS land</span></p> \
<p><span style="color:#007000">> > are related to using a privileged account \
for any kind of task.</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000">> Sorry. I don't think enough when I speak or write \
email. I love KDE, my</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> intention was \
not this. I think it's great all the single work of</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#008000">> everyone is doing. Don't think what I wrote in the first \
email I added a</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> "?" in the \
bad place. Yes I know that entering in KDE as "root" can bring</span></p> \
<p><span style="color:#008000">> security problem. I was just asking if it could \
possible in some way have</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> it anyway, \
but all decision taken is ok for me. Just a curiosity, just a</span></p> <p><span \
style="color:#008000">> question.</span></p> <p></p>
<p><span style="color:#008000">I know you were asking for an answer, that's why I \
tried to give you a </span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">detailed reply. But \
as I'm not involved in Kdm development, my guess is as good as yours. </span></p> \
<p></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> Sorry for all these problems I gave, not \
my intention, truly. I don't</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000">> want \
people thinks I want to create problems. I was just doing a stupid</span></p> \
<p><span style="color:#008000">> question if you want to say so.</span></p> \
<p><span style="color:#008000">> Is it my position compromised? :(</span></p> \
<p></p> <p>I don't think so. Your post simply was a bit of a flame-bait, \
actually.</p> <p>But I would not worry too much about it.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Ciao,</p>
<p>Luciano </p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p>-- </p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000">Luciano</span> <span \
style="color:#ff0000">Montanaro</span> </p> <p></p>
<p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a <span \
style="color:#ff0000">yo</span>-<span style="color:#ff0000">yo</span></p> <p> \
- Enoch Root</p> <p></p>
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