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

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 09/07/2012 10:08 PM, Rich Pieri wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 20:51:32 -0500
> Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> wrote:
>
>> Horse be damned, I think you're still missing the point.  It's what
>> you're protecting, how accessible and available it is, and it's value,
>> that matters... not so much what solutions you're using to protect it
>> (unless they're just plain inappropriate for the job).  
> No. You are missing the point. Leaving a workstation logged in and
> unattended weakens or neutralizes any system security you may have.
>
I think the issue is not so much access to your personal directories,
but it could allow a non-authorized person access to corporate
confidential information. While my office is in a building where only
employees can enter, there are other people, such as cafeteria workers,
cleaning crews, and building management people who can have physical
access.  So, let's say a mail room clerk decides to stick around and
after hours finds an unattended work station.  The other day, one of my
coworkers left his power supply in his office (with a non-locking door).
The power supply was gone, his monitor was unplugged. Sounds like the
"green police" to me, but things do happen.  Also there is the issue of
a security policy that most follow, and an enforcement of that policy.

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