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Re: [trinity-users] kdm-trinity login screen requires Ctrl+Alt+Del to begin

From: Mike Howard <mike@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:33:28 +0100
On 26/10/2012 17:45, David Hare wrote:
> On 26/10/12 16:08, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> On 26 October 2012 16:11, Slávek Banko<slavek.banko@...>  wrote:
>>> On Friday 26 of October 2012 16:51:03 David Hare wrote:
>>>> Since installing the latest backport kernel in Squeeze, kdm-trinity
>>>> login screen shows this:
>>>>
>>>> Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to begin
>>>>
>>>> This process helps keep your password secure
>>>>
>>>> It prevents unauthorized users from emulating the login screen
>>>>
>>>> I seem unable to find any info on this behaviour, least of all how to
>>>> disable it. Aside from a general annoyance...[snip]
>>>> Any pointers to a solution?
>>
>> [snip]
>>> However, to disable this enable in /etc/trinity/kdm/kdmrc UseSAK=false.
>>
>> Thanks, you two!  I have only logged in once since I upgraded my
>> kernel from backports.  That message annoyed me.  If I had had to live
>> with it for any length of time, it would have driven me crazy.
>>
>> Thank you both for saving what remains of my sanity!
>>
>> Lisi
>>
>
> Thank you Slávek, that has sorted the problem here too (although I 
> don't yet understand what actually is "UseSAK=false")
Innocence is bliss.
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