Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> First, I can change my Login password to 37 characters.  Then I set a
>> password for root.  Is that what the above says?
>>     
>
> Then I can't help you and what you want I don't think is smart.  And.....   
> what I am proposing is not that much tougher than what you want.
>
>
> Suppose:
>
> 1) You log in to your system with your gawd-awful 37 characters.
>
> 2) you open a console window in KDE.
>
> 3) You type 3 simple things:
>
> xhost +    <this opens the X system for commands you issue at root.>
> su            <jump down to root in the console window)
> <enter roots password>
>
> Now you have a root window that you NEVER NEED TO CLOSE FOR THIS SESSION.
>
> And if you have a two character root password (Not recommended at all)  then 
> there is not much to type.
>
> I usually have three such console sessions going at all times,  one of them 
> being an ssh session on my email server and firewall.
>
> Now, if you'd trade in some of those 37 characters (like 25 of them)  I'll bet 
> you could come out with less key strokes.
>
>
>   
Dear Bruce,

Someone maid me paranoid a few years ago.  They had something like 
that.  Like you, I trusted them and made the effort to learn a password 
that I did not have to think about when I typed it in.  I still have 
possession of that password, even though I rarely use it.  A new friend 
that I trusted told me it wasn't necessary.  Recently people have been 
warning me again, so I thought about how it was in Feisty.  there were 
choices like Terminal, Shell, and Root Shell.  When I needed to be in 
Root, I would open that Shell or Terminal, if I have the terminology right.

I have an 8 digit password that I use for places like Ebay and Kubuntu 
forum and the like that is a lot easier, however, due to my short finger 
I screw up about 20% of the time with that.  The only one that doesn't 
cause me problems is 'em', my grandbaby's name.  Maybe GOD is protecting 
me, because I don't think I have had an intruder yet.  Nonetheless, it 
is nice although not safe, because when I login in the morning I just 
type in em and when I enter Root, I type in em.  Fast.  No mistakes.  
And I agree, stupid.

But since I never have any visitors, I don't ever have anyone looking 
over my shoulder.  So I thought it safe to enter a Root Shell with no 
password, if my Login password is tough.  Although I would prefer it the 
way I remember in Feisty, I will do it your way.  That at least gives me 
some security, by having the tough password at login.  Thanks for your 
concern, my friend.

Are you having as much fun as I, using this forum?  I just love it.

Cheers! Ciao Bello, and Cordially,

Steven                            BTW, I found out that Bello means 
handsome.  It fits you all.