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|    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.              --       |_|O|_|       |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert       |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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