On 6/21/2012 9:58 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
But ;)
The new install will not accept root password. User password is
fine.
That may be intended. I don't think Debian (out of the box) allows root
to log in at all. Instead, you're expected to log in as an unprivileged
user and then 'upgrade' to root (via sudo - which takes THAT USER'S
password).
You're thinking of Ubuntu. Overriding that in Ubuntu is possible, but
requires some fiddling and is not generally regarded as worth the
effort. (Ubuntu sets the root password hash to an impossible value at
install, making root login impossible until you change it. After you do
that, all of the various system defaults assume sudo is in charge, and
fixing all of that is a real nuisance. Since it isn't necessary, sane
people mostly don't bother.)
If you gave root a password during install, then you should
be able to log in at a VT with root, but not via SSH/*DM etc.
The installer always presents a screen offering to set a password for
root. Leaving the entry field empty disables the root account and sudo
is installed.
Is there reason to not specify a root password?
In my opinion, no. According to one school of thought, use of sudo does
not make the system more secure. However, it can be handy at times. YMMV.
The current situation is a long series of test installations serving two
goals:
A. understanding the ins and outs of the installation procedure
B. eventually deciding just what I want in a final system
The laptop serving as a test vehicle:
is physically secure
will not spend much time connected to the internet
the hard drive as part of my experimenting will frequently be
reformatted
Root logins can be handy to have at times.
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