Re: [Tails-dev] #5594: tails-greeter: better administration …

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Autor: intrigeri
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Assumpte: Re: [Tails-dev] #5594: tails-greeter: better administration password UI
anonym wrote (12 May 2014 15:02:45 GMT) :
> That makes a lot of sense in t-p-s since we *force* the persistent
> container to be encrypted with a password. But for the Greeter's
> *optional* admin password I'm note sure it makes sense.


I don't think it makes any sense. Sorry, I'm probably the one who
wrote a misleading (not to say: stupid) description on this ticket.

> IMHO this change is a severe loss of functionality, and either:


> 1. we have to admit that requesting this was a mistake, and keep the
>    current behaviour.


As far as "can't be empty" is concerned, right, we should keep the
current behaviour.

> 3. I've completely misunderstand what the ticket asks for. I believe it
>    was you, intrigeri, who filed the ticket (before it was imported to
>    redmine). Could you please elaborate on the purpose and arguments
>    for this change, if this is what you actually intended?


The rest of the suggested changes make sense to me. The t-p-s UI is
way nicer, with a nice little warning dynamically updated as long as
entered password confirmation does not match. And I stole it from
GNOME Disks, iirc, which makes the UX more consistent.

Cheers,
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