On 1/1/06, Charles Howse <chowse(a)charter.net> wrote:
>> I haven't read root's email in about a month. Now that I get around to
>> it, I am suprised to see things that I have never seen before, such
>> as:
>> --------------------- pam_unix Begin ------------------------
>> kde-np:
>> Unknown Entries:
>> session opened for user dotancohen by (uid=0): 1 Time(s)
>> ---------------------- pam_unix End -------------------------
> For the above, I would find out what kde-np is. What little Googling I did
> suggests it's a script that provides auto-login for some other application.
> Might not be anything to worry about.
> You're seeing it here because LogWatch hasn't been told to ignore it.
>
I also do not remember installing kde-np, or ever using it. As it
seems to have to do with login, it MAY be becaue I logged out and then
back in on that day? Not that I remember doing such.
Further research indicates that kde-np is installed when you install
kdebase, which are the core files for the K Desktop environment. Probably
installed during FC4 installation, when you chose to install KDE.
Do you have your box configured to log you in automatically on startup?
If I am not mistaken, kdm and kde-np provide autologin.
I found this by searching
http://rpm.pbone.net for kde-np, which told me
that it is provided my kdebase, then I searched
http://google.com for "what
is kde-np" (without the quotes), and found out about autologin on the second
page, third hit. That hit has to do with FreeBSD, but it's the same file.
Yes, much research. That's why there's google! Thank you very
much.
You're welcome. As they say, "Google is your friend!" :)