[Discuss] can one safely login multiple times to the same user on a modern Linux desktop?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 09/05/2012 04:05 PM, Rich Pieri wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:49:57 -0400
> John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> helpful to do this between each and every bathroom break.
> You got bigger problems than taking time for bathroom breaks if you
> have only 2 productive hours a day and half of that time is spent
> setting up your workspace.
>
Most companies I have worked for require that the workstation be locked
whenever you leave it. In reality I have never really complied. However,
I am now required to remove my workstation from the desk and lock it up
in a drawer over night. Basically, workstation security is important
because you all have access to important information. I don't 100% agree
with Bill that you should log off whenever you leave your desk for a few
minutes, but certainly logging off overnight is a very good policy. I
don't know who is wondering around the office late at night. At Digital,
I remember seeing one of the mail room clerks sitting at someone's
workstation.


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