Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting
by danielweber on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @09:57AM
(#7704440)
If you type a wrong password in "su" on OpenBSD, the binary responds immediately telling me I'm wrong. On Linux, it does this stupid artificial 3 second penalty.
The Linux way sounds better, but the OpenBSD way is better. If you want people to use passwords, don't do petty nagging of them when they make a mistake.
On Linux when I mistype a password, I control-Z the "su" session and launch a new one instead of sitting around like a scolded schoolboy waiting for the binary to give me another chance.
The Linux way sounds better, but the OpenBSD way is better. If you want people to use passwords, don't do petty nagging of them when they make a mistake.
On Linux when I mistype a password, I control-Z the "su" session and launch a new one instead of sitting around like a scolded schoolboy waiting for the binary to give me another chance.