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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: Block root user from login on xorg GUI
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:16 +0200
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On Saturday 14 November 2009 17:13:04 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 11/14/2009 12:12 PM, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> > Am Samstag 14 November 2009 10:21:35 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras:
> >> You cannot impose any restrictions to the root user.  root is
> >> unrestricted by definition.  It's useless to even start thinking about
> >> trying.
> >
> > Ever heard about SELinux?
> >
> > Bye...
> 
> Ever heard about make menuconfig?

Or:

Ever heard about keyboard, power switch, terminal and the ability to touch all 
three?

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com