Subject: Re: xdm - selecting WM on login
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: David S. <davids@idiom.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/24/2003 14:29:32
> 
> > Take care with the 'wdm' package.  With it's default configuration, any
> > user will be able to halt or re-boot the the system.
> 
> I didn't look closely.
> 
> $ ls -l `which wdm wdmLogin`
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        72440 Mar 12  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/wdm
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       337752 Mar 12  2002 /usr/X11R6/bin/wdmLogin
> 
> How?

From 'pkg/etc/wdm/wdm-config':

	! true/false to require root as valid username/passwd to reboot,halt, or exit
	DisplayManager*wdmRoot:         false

David S.

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