On Sat, 11 May 2019 10:31:38 -0400 Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com> 
wrote:

> Ranjan Maitra writes:
>
> > Btw, is there a way to take out a root password once set?
>
> The manual page for the passwd command describes its options. One option
> sets an invalid password which means that the account cannot be logged in
> directly, and the only way to do so is via some other means, like ssh public
> key authentication. Another option is to remove the password, so that one
> can log in as root without entering a password. Be sure to fully understand
> the ramifications of either options.
>
> If you have a question about a particular command, the first place to look
> is always its manual page.
>
> $ man passwd

No, my question is different. I did not use to have a root password, not a 
empty password (if I can explain myself) before I went in and added it. I was 
wondering how one gets back to this state.

From the manual, is this the same thing as the -l option? Is this what it 
really was, earlier (and when a root password is not set during Fedora 
installation).

Many thanks,
Ranjan
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