Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-20 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:22:42PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. > >> To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not > >> over the network. > >> It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (sin

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Why is a "weak" password so important? My 4 year old is only able to type in a simple password. I can live with an empty password for now, but I'd prefer she gets used to typing in a password additionally from selecting her user. Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ..

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Paul Gupta
Stefan Monnier wrote: I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not over the network. It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since I don't need remote XDM/GDM logins). I used

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I believe the default settings do not allow remote GDM logins. You can > always run gdmsetup to be sure. That's indeed the case. > As for remote access via ssh, look into the DenyUsers and DenyGroups > directives for sshd_config. I guess that's an option, although I don't feel very good about

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Setting the login shell of the user to /bin/true disables local and > remote logins on a terminal, but should allow logins with XDM, see > http://bugs.debian.org/5212. Not sure whether it will work with GDM, > though. That rings a bell, indeed, thanks. But reading through the thread, it's prett

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. >> To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not >> over the network. >> It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since >> I don't need remote XDM/GDM logins). > I used to add an extra lin

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-19 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. >> To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not >> over the network. > Weak is not easy ... there is minimum number of character for password. That's OK: root (i.e. I) can easily override it. >> It would be suf

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-18 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-01-18 04:08 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote: > I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. > To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not > over the network. > It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since > I don't need remote X

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-18 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:08:41PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. > To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not > over the network. > It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since > I don't

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-17 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 09:21:23AM +0530, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > Osamu Aoki wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:08:41PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: >>> I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. >>> To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, no

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-17 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Osamu Aoki wrote: Hi, On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:08:41PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not over the network. Weak is not easy ... there is minimum number of character fo

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-17 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:08:41PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. > To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not > over the network. Weak is not easy ... there is minimum number of character for password. But

Re: How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-17 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Stefan Monnier wrote: I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not over the network. It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since I don't need remote XDM/GDM logins). Stefan I

How to let a user login locally with a weak password

2009-01-17 Thread Stefan Monnier
I'd like to setup an account that can use a weak password. To make up for it, the account should only be accessible locally, not over the network. It would be sufficient for it to be accessible only via GDM/XDM (since I don't need remote XDM/GDM logins). Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email