Antonio Vargas wrote:
On Apr 5, 2005 5:02 PM, Chris Ricker <kaboom(a)oobleck.net>
wrote:
>On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Ray Strode wrote:
>
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>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>>Just noticed that the new gdm in rawhide allows early logon before the
>>>entire system is up. But as I read about it in the init script does not
>>>actually allow users to logon until the entire system is up. My question
>>>is what is the purpose of this if you can't logon when the screen
>>>appears?
>>>
>>>
>>There are a number of advantages to starting gdm early.
>>
>>1) no rhgb means we don't have to start two X servers during the boot
>>up process. This means faster bootup, less badness on bad hardware,
>>etc...
>>
>>
Is rhgb the one that show's a progress bar while starting services?
yes it is. Red Hat graphical boot
>>4) The user can type their username and password as soon as a
login
>>screen appears, then walk away--get coffee whatever--and come back with
>>it all logged in.
>>
>>
Yeah great security unless the desktop stays locked by default ;)
you have typically home desktop users doing this and its not a security
concern for them.
regards
Rahul