Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Anthony Towns wrote:
> > Enabled md5 passwords and shadow passwords. Tried leaving the root
> > password blank, wasn't allowed to.
>
> Not in MY base-config you won't, buddy. :-P
This is a poor policy. With about two seconds of work, I can think of
an environment in which you *don't* want a root password. I'm sure
you can too. Please don't assume that you already know exactly how
and where the system is going to be used when designing security
features; always make it possible for them to be turned off.
Thomas
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