Re: meaning of absent --users prameters.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> Hello. Currently authentication system works as following:
>
> menuentry "name" --users "a,b,c" {
> }
> Means that only superusers and users "a", "b" and "c" are permitted to
> boot this menuentry. To allow only superusers to boot an entry one would
> need:
> menuentry "name" --users "" {
> }
> And absence of --users means "anyone can choose this entry".
> Unfortunately this is error-prone. Does anyone oppose to change it to:
> No --users: only superusers
> To have an unlocked entry you have to add --unlocked

First, what is the definition of a 'superuser'?  Where does GRUB get the 
information to make a decision.

In any case, I'd recommend

  --users: superusers only

or even

  --users: superusers
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  -- Bruce