On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, Han Boetes wrote: > Default User wrote: > > is a root account really necessary? > > No. > > > > wouldn't a system with no root account, where all maintenance is > > done as sudo, be more secure? > > No. It all depends on what you want and what your situation is. > > > > if so, why not install with no root account by default? > > It isn't so. :-) > > But if you want it, nothing will stop you from setting up like you > want. It's just two minutes of work. Just don't expect others to > choose the same.
You must be kidding. Removing the root acount will break things. -Otto