On Thursday 25 June 2015 10:37:38 The Wanderer wrote: > On 06/25/2015 at 10:24 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 25 June 2015 09:22:30 Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote: > >>> Why don't you have the root password? Is this not your system, > >>> but just one you've been given for ordinary use? > >> > >> It is possible, in this Ubuntu-ised world, to install Debian > >> without a root password. > >> > >> Lisi > > > > Absolutely Lisi. I have 4 copies of wheezy running here ATM, none > > has a root passwd. > > What happens if you try to log in as root, or to 'go root' (by e.g. > running 'su' in a terminal)? > > Does it error out directly, or can you log in as root by pressing > Enter without typing anything (i.e., giving a blank password)? > That is an auth failure as expected. Its also an auth failure, but takes longer, if I enter my user pw. And its an auth failure if I try the one root passwd I might use.
> The former would be (as previously mentioned) a crazy system design, > and the latter would be a fairly serious security issue IMO - even for > a system intended to be used by only one person. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201506251108.45541.ghesk...@wdtv.com
