Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > 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. > > You're welcome to turn it off with 'passwd', 'vi', or any other tool you > like.
But why not simply let the installer do the right thing? Why force the user to go through extra hoops like that? I would have no objection at all to a big warning, but outright preventing a user on install from setting things the way they want them is a bad policy.
