[...] >> >> is new to me, I never knew! And I think it is good approach. >> Does one actually get pointed to this during install? > > ┌───────────────────┤ [?] Set up users and passwords > ├────────────────────┐ > │ > │ > │ If you choose not to allow root to log in, then a user account will > be │ > │ created and given the power to become root using the 'sudo' command. > │ > │ > │ > │ Allow login as root? > │ > │ > │ > │ <Go Back> <Yes> <No> > │ > │ > │ > > └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ > > > Cheers, > David. >
How cool is that :-) Actually, I mostly use the graphical installer for manual install. I just checked: This dialogue is 10 lines long. I usually stooped reading after "You need do set a password for 'root'...". Cheers to you!