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

From: Pascal Viandier <pviandier@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:28:48 -0400
On 12-10-26 02:33 PM, Mike Howard wrote:
> 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.
And knowledge is a force: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_attention_key