Re: [expert] Root Password

[Mark Weaver]

Bill Piety wrote:
> 
> What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
> take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
> discussion? Why even have a password at all?

Bill,

I would have to agree. I can't believe it would be THAT easy to get into
even one's own machine so easily when the root user's password has been
forgotten. Seems to me that's an incredibly HUGE security hole, and find
the possibility very unlikely. At least I would hope that it is.
-- 
Mark

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