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   Message 29,381 of 30,566   
   Dan Purgert to All   
   Re: Password incorrect after name change   
   24 Oct 25 14:47:30   
   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-10-24, s|b wrote:   
   > On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:49:03 -0000 (UTC), Dan Purgert wrote:   
   >   
   >> Well, I'm not really a proponent of auto-login at all.  It's not like   
   >> having to type a password once in a while is exactly onerous (unless   
   >> like they're turning off the PC 30 times a day or something).   
   >>   
   >> What exactly do you mean by "help other people"?   
   >   
   > I already mentioned in my OP that I work as a volunteer to help people   
   > with (small) digital problems. [...]   
   >   
   > With these people you have to set the bar very low. Most of the times   
   > they can't remember their password(s). They'd probably stick a note on   
   > their laptop or PC. So we would have to make it as easy as possible for   
   > them. That means: no nagging for a password every time they switch their   
   > device on.   
   I've re-read your OP twice now, and it only says that you're doing   
   this for your "boss" (supervisor, whatever).   
      
   What you *DIDN'T* say was that your plan was to do this on property   
   owned by *OTHER PEOPLE* unaffiliated with your business.  It's not your   
   (company's) machine, don't do that.   
      
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