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gnome-terminal package

Want to eliminate the Authentication dialog box

Asked by Aric Rickard

I am the only person with access to my computer. It is a real pain in the butt to have to put in a password and authenticate it every time I want to perform an "administrative" task.

Is there some way to keep the Authentication dialog box from appearing before I get "permission" to persome some task on the computer.

I am new to Linux so please maky any suggestions detailed and step by step.

Thank you

Aric

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Mbarek Firas (mbarekfiras) said : 		#1

The security vulnerability comes always from laziness
if you want your pc secure keep it as it
You can autologin by doing this :
http://www.killertechtips.com/2008/04/09/how-to-auto-login-to-ubuntu/

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#2

During the login you can disable that, go to System -> Administration
-> Login Window and there you will find settings to autologin. The
administrative tasks require you to enter password, that can't be
disabled :D

Regards,
Vikram Dhillon

~~~
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but
only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
-- Linus Torvalds

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Mbarek Firas
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> Question #94704 on gnome-terminal in ubuntu changed:
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>    Status: Open => Answered
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> Mbarek Firas proposed the following answer:
> The security vulnerability comes always from laziness
> if you want your pc secure keep it as it
> You can autologin by doing this :
> http://www.killertechtips.com/2008/04/09/how-to-auto-login-to-ubuntu/
>
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