Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anthony Towns wrote: > > Enabled md5 passwords and shadow passwords. Tried leaving the root > > password blank, wasn't allowed to. > > Not in MY base-config you won't, buddy. :-P
This is a poor policy. With about two seconds of work, I can think of an environment in which you *don't* want a root password. I'm sure you can too. Please don't assume that you already know exactly how and where the system is going to be used when designing security features; always make it possible for them to be turned off. Thomas
