From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from hotmail.com (f189.law8.hotmail.com [216.33.241.189]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A5BF2015DAF for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:07:33 -0600 (CST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 13 Mar 2002 18:04:08 -0800 Received: from 68.13.146.184 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 02:04:08 GMT X-Originating-IP: [68.13.146.184] From: "Matthew Jimenez" To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 02:04:08 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Mar 2002 02:04:08.0720 (UTC) FILETIME=[86EAF900:01C1CAFC] Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: Gentoo for ..... GRANDMA???? Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: eb3f3db1-8287-49a7-9bb8-7fa365db75c2 X-Archives-Hash: 4b98010ecef999a8c817ae0a9ee3c30d >>hmm >>but GRANDMA is being set in front of a complete ready-to-use-system, and >>doesnt have to install new ebuilds. i dont even think that they want to >>give >>GRANDMA the root password Hell, why bother even allowing it to login. Kill the getty's and dump strait to a root bash :) This can be easily (fairly) done by changing inittab. Just delete the last 5 line that spawn agetty's (Mine only uses 3 getty's... I really don't see why you need six to begin with) and replace the first with /bin/bash. Also, change one of the scripts to startx... hell, I'm not sure, but I think you could even have inittab respawn startx! >>PS: a grandma with root access will have to learn bash, so she can learn >>howto >>update scripts in /etc/init.d too or not? linux always was a >>continual >>learning process, as well as M$ was a continual reboo.... know what i mean >>don't ya? Does grandma have high speed internet? I doubt it. If so, dhcp. Otherwise I'm sure a dial-up script for a modem will work. just make it linked to a button on the desktop.. really, it shouldn't be to hard (tedious, but not hard) to make a gentoo box easy enough for anyone. If not.. buy a mac. LOL. Thanks for the laughs though. Peace. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com