I would also like to see default knoppix home-scan myconfig=scan at boot.

Since I regularly use Windows, as sole user, I'm not used to waiting for a boot message. My habit is to get up and do something while the system takes forever to boot. Thus, I habitually miss the boot prompt in Knoppix. My home and config are stored in a small FAT32 partition on the hard drive (I could use a USB stick, if necessary). I use the same partition to place copies of items that I want to view with Knoppix Konqueror or Mozilla, without the need to find files elsewhere.

If someone is trying Knoppix for the first time, there will not be an existing home or config. So, how could it hurt to scan for them? When they are not found, it will not bomb Knoppix, will it? And, if there is an existing home and config from another user on the system, the only way it would be harmful would be if the other user left some private information - but that would apply to any file on the computer.

Why I use Knoppix (occasionally): I want to verify that my web site and True Type fonts will work in Linux. Also, I am told that certain peculiarities or the Safari (Mac OS-X) web browser can be seen in Konqueror.

Elsewhere on this forum, on the same topic, I read about an isolinux hex editor, for possibly changing the iso (on hard drive) and re-burning. I have not tried it. But if it works, that would be an adequate solution.