To auto-login or to not auto-login?

[Daniel Carrera]

Carroll Grigsby wrote:
> I have a backup box with Mandrake 10.1 on it that is sometimes used by 
> my 6 year old grandson, Will. He logs in by clicking on a cartoon (one 
> that *he* chose, and then he must enter a simple password. (Given his 
> almost non-existent keyboard skills, the password is not one that would 
> meet anyone's standards for security, but I'm willing to take the risk. 
> At least it's marginally better than autologging.)

It's well worth it. It teaches him about security. I install Ubuntu on a 
computer lab at a local elementary school. I created a user for each 
year group, and each computer has a sticker with pictures of animals. 
The pupils have to type the name of the animal to login (ie. that's 
their password). For the youngest years it's a simple word like "pig" 
and for the oldest kids it's "squirrel". :)  It teaches them the concept 
of passwords, and forces them to learn how to spell squirrel :)

> When I first set this 
> up last summer, Will was so pleased with the coolness of logging in that 
> he wanted his dad to do the same on the family win98se computer.
> 
> Now his 3-1/2 real old sister, Christine, wants access. In her case, 
> Grampa (me) will handle the password for the next few years.

:-)

Cheers,
Daniel.
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