diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/kcontrol/passwords/index.docbook')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/kcontrol/passwords/index.docbook | 84 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 84 deletions
diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/passwords/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/passwords/index.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index b2be11f36..000000000 --- a/doc/kcontrol/passwords/index.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" ?> -<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" -"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ -<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> -<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> -]> - -<article lang="&language;"> -<articleinfo> - -<authorgroup> -<author>&Krishna.Tateneni; &Krishna.Tateneni.mail;</author> -<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> -</authorgroup> - -<date>2003-10-16</date> -<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> - -<keywordset> -<keyword>KDE</keyword> -<keyword>KControl</keyword> -<keyword>password</keyword> -</keywordset> - -</articleinfo> -<sect1 id="passwords"> - -<title>Passwords</title> - -<sect2 id="passwords-intro"> -<title>Introduction</title> - -<para>This module of the &kcontrol; gives you options for configuring the way in -which the &tdesu; program treats passwords. &tdesu; will ask you for a password -when you try to carry out some privileged actions, such as changing the -date/time stored in your system clock, or adding new users on your -computer.</para> - -<para>Privileged actions such as those described above can only be -carried out by <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or a -user with administrator permissions on your system. You will need to -enter the password for the root account when you want to carry out -such actions.</para> - -<important><para>The options in this module do not affect the behavior of -passwords in other programs such as &kmail;.</para> -</important> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="passwords-use"> -<title>Use</title> - -<para>There are two configuration options for passwords. The first is -to control the visual feedback that you receive when you type a -password. The actual characters in the password are never shown on the -screen. You can choose to have each character represented by a -<token>*</token> character. If you want to make it harder for someone -who might be watching your screen to figure out how many characters -there are in the password, you can choose to have each character in -the password be represented by three asterisks rather than just -one. Still another option is not to have any visual feedback at all, -so nothing appears on the screen when you type a password.</para> - -<para>If you work in a reasonably secure environment, you can check -the option labeled <guilabel>Remember Passwords</guilabel>, and then -choose a time period in minutes using the spinner labeled -<guilabel>Timeout</guilabel>. (You can either type a number between 5 -and 1200 minutes, or use the arrows on the spinner.)</para> - -<para>If the <guilabel>Remember passwords</guilabel> option has been selected, -<application>tdesu</application> will not ask you for a password for the length -of time specified, after you have given the password once. Keep in mind, -however, that this makes your workstation less secure.</para> - -<important><para>You should avoid selecting the <guilabel>Remember -passwords</guilabel> option if you are working in an insecure area, such as a -publicly accessible workstation. Also, note that choosing a shorter timeout may -be better if you are in a less secure environment.</para></important> - -</sect2> - -</sect1> -</article>
\ No newline at end of file |