diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 927ac7d..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-*.o
-/slock
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
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index 4f03e41..0000000
--- a/config.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* user and group to drop privileges to */
-static const char *user  = "nobody";
-static const char *group = "nogroup";
-
-static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
-	[INIT] =   "black",     /* after initialization */
-	[INPUT] =  "#ffc000",   /* during input */
-	[FAILED] = "#ff0000",   /* wrong password */
-};
-
-/* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
-static const int failonclear = 1;