Byzantium/Byzantium — Issue #52: Request For Comment: Change the 'guest' password to be blank.
Author: Sitwon
Created: 2011-11-04 02:19:31+00:00
State: open

It currently isn't too obvious that the password for the 'guest' account (the default account) is 'guest'. Someone faced with a password prompt after the screensaver locks the screen might not know what to do.

I think the options are:
1) Make the password way more obvious at boot time.
2) Make the password blank.
3) Don't lock the screen when the screensaver starts.
4) Disable the screensaver entirely.

Some or all of these are probably a good idea. I don't think having a password for guest really buys us much security so we might as well just not have it. Also, I don't like screen savers so getting rid of that would be fine by me too.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?