[screen-devel] [bug #64254] Attach a screen sessoin without being forced to provide a password

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: Attach a screen sessoin without being forced to
provide a password
                   Group: GNU Screen
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Fri 26 May 2023 02:09:14 AM UTC
                Category: Program Logic
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: Cur Dev Sources
         Discussion Lock: Any
           Fixed Release: 5.0.0
         Planned Release: 5.0.0
           Work Required: None


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Date: Fri 26 May 2023 02:09:14 AM UTC By: Anonymous
Dear screen maintainers & devs, 

Thanks for maintaining GNU screen!

>From ChatGPT I learnt, that in "GNU Screen 4.99 (or current dev branch), the
ability to disable passwords was removed, and there is no straightforward
configuration option to achieve this. Password authentication is now enforced
by default in GNU Screen 4.99 and later versions."

I couldn't figure out a way using the docs to disable GNU screen's password
prompt when re-attaching a detached session. 

My issue and my temporary workaround is described here: 
https://marcgloor.github.io/gnuscreenpatch.html

Can you confirm that the ability to disable passwords was intentionally
removed? If so, I would request this option to be re-added to the program
logic again. 

Thanks
Marc







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