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Auto-Unlock Keyring Manager In Ubuntu Intrepid

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If you have set your Ubuntu machine to auto-login everytime you start your computer, you will find that as soon as you reach your desktop, the keyring manager will automatically pop up and ask you for the password to unlock itself and retrieve the key to connect to the wireless connection. The keyring manager is integrated with Gnome such that when you login from the main screen, it will automatically unlock itself as well. However, if you use the auto-login function, Gnome will skip the keyring manager process and log the user in without unlocking the keyring manger.

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Comments (2)

auto login by itself is a dumb idea. auto login with access to your keyring which you probably use to store more than just wifi passwords sounds like your trying to turn linux into windows for security.

Don't downgrade, always leave a login prompt, It isn't foolproof but it does stop most fools.
Not true root, no Scott use ..

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