• @RCKLSSBNDN
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    111 year ago

    I can only imagine the shit show that would commence if I put Linux on my mom’s laptop

    Mom sms: It’s asking for permissions again, I forgot my password!

    Me: It’s in the notebook, mom.

    Mom: I can’t find the notebook!

    Me: Last I saw it, it was on the coffee table.

    Mom: Found it!

    Mom: It doesn’t work!

    Me: Are you looking at the brown notebook or the pink one?

    Mom: Yes!

    Me: Yes what? Are you in?

    Mom: Yes, I have a notebook and the password doesn’t work!

    Repeat forever.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      You could disable admin password. I know you can do it for sudo by editing sudeors file, so there must be a way to do it for graphical prompts too.

      • @dustojnikhummer
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        11 year ago

        I mean live ISOs don’t have login passwords so it must be doable for a full install

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Actually they do, it’s just set to login automatically on boot. If you manually log out you have to enter a password to login again.

          I was talking about disabling sudo password rather than login password anyway.

          • @dustojnikhummer
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            11 year ago

            At least the Mint live ISO doesn’t have password. When you lock the OS there, you don’t enter a password and just press Enter to log back in. At least I think it was the Mint ISO