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Month: January 2012

Re: [trinity-users] avoid "Ctrl-Ald-Del" in screen unlock dialog

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:32:48 -0600
> Hi !
>
> Every time I'm unlocking the TDE screen it's asking me "Press
> Ctrl-Alt-Del to begin". First of all it's very annoying, but beside of
> that, I can't send "ctrl-alt-del" via the VNC connection, so I can't use
> my computer remotely (a similar problem with Windows OSes can be
> resolved by manipulating of registry database).
>
> How can I get the password entering dialog directly, without C-A-Del ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ilya

Hi Ilya,

The screen you refer to is an enhanced security feature for local logins. 
If you want to turn it off, simply go to the Control Center-->System
Administration-->Login Manager and uncheck the "Enable Secure Attention
Key" checkbox.

Tim