> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Dag Wieers > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:55 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] X11 on 5.3 not ALWAYS autologin > > On Fri, 29 May 2009, Bill Campbell wrote: > > > On Fri, May 29, 2009, Jerry Geis wrote: > > > >> I think what is happening is UNKOWN keys are continuously getting > >> spit out. So error keycodes perhaps stops the autologin process. > >> > >> I get many errors about unknown key pressed released for > >> e03e, e03f, e014. > >> > >> This is a new HP HDX18 laptop. Thought it was a regular looking > >> keyboard layout. > >> > >> Anyone ran into this? > > > > Probably not as autologin is an extremely Bad Idea(tm), > > particularly for laptops as it allows anybody who can turn the > > power on access to the machine. > > It may be bad by default, but it is not unreasonable for > custom things. > Like eg. a booth laptop or a media/TV setup. > > On my CentOS-based TV system I also do autologin and it works > fine there > all of the time. Not only that, but in a personal users notebook that only wants software freedom and doesn't care as much about the security aspect, I can see it too. Mind you, I'm too paranoid to have that turned on, but I _can_ see some users wanting it. -- Gary L. Greene, Jr. IT Operations Minerva Networks, Inc. Cell: (650) 704-6633 Phone: (408) 240-1239