Comments on: How to disable password prompts (UAC) in Ubuntu

By: sood

sood — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:23 +0000

I am the author of this article and I also do not believe that doing this is for everyone, hence my “not recommended” sentence in the article..

This is geared towards users that are experimenting with Linux in a VM or in a “sandbox” environment.

By: shane

shane — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:44:54 +0000

Do *NOT* do this!

This is a *very* wrong ‘tip’ to give people… especially because those who will do this are most likely new to Linux.

This basically nullifies many of the security advantages of Linux and brings it down almost to a Windows level.

If you have to, use an easy password… even a simple ‘a’. But always require a password for admin tasks. Once a system is setup, you will not be prompted for the admin password all that often. And while you are doing admin tasks using sudo, it will remember your password for a defined period of time (I think 15 mins) during which you will not be asked for the password. Also there are much safer ways to to grant admin privileges to a user – PolicyKit comes to mind.

Do NOT do this!

By: Michael H

Michael H — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:44:31 +0000

Hello. I tried emailing you at blog@heatware.net but haven’t had a reply, so I am guessing you haven’t got it.

I am interested in writing to your blog (referring to your post on WHT). Could you please contact me on my email address ?

Thanks
Michael H