passwordless login

Dennis Kaarsemaker dennis at kaarsemaker.net
Mon Apr 18 17:01:34 UTC 2005


On ma, 2005-04-18 at 12:58 -0400, Matt Price wrote:
> ho folks,
> 
> I just set up an old computer for my 6-year-old daughter.  She has a
> lot of trouble typing in her password -- she doesn't type (or read or
> write!) very well and it's difficult for her when she can't read the
> letters.  I was considering giving her a null password, adding her
> username to "DenyUsers" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config,  and removing
> her name from the sudoers file.  I imagine this is strongly frowned
> upon.  Nonetheless I'd like to do it if I can; but passwd doesn't like
> the null password (unsurprisingly).  Is it possible to do this?

You can let gdm automatically log her in.
-- 
Dennis K.
 <- Are you suicidal?
 -> Only in the morning.
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