Password and User kcm module

Chris Howells howells at kde.org
Thu Oct 21 18:19:19 BST 2004


Hi,

I noticed the Password and User kcm module recently, and I am very confused by 
its existence:

* (click the button to change your image) -- what image? why do I need an 
image? Reading the code suggests that it is the .face image, in which case it 
directly and incompatibly conflics with the kdm kcontrol module

* Name: Does this get updated in /etc/passwd if I change it?
* Organisation: Where is this used?
Email address: Where is this used? what if I have more than one e-mail 
address? how do I know which one I need?
* Smtp server: where is this used? What is sending email?

* password promot: What password prompt? kwallet password prompts? kdesu 
prompts? kdm? all of the above?

IMO this module adds nothing to what is already in KDE, and in fact is deeply 
confusing.

-- 
Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris at chrishowells.co.uk, howells at kde.org
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