On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 21:20 +1200, Aidan Gauland wrote: > Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > Ok so can you make do without a root password, but I still don't see why > > I have to and remain not to be interested. Each to their own. > > I think you really want to disable root login (entirely) for, say, a > university computer-lab. Anyone could switch to a virtual console and > anonymously brute-force the root account. For personal systems, as you said, > each to their own. > > Any system administrators care to start a cool-flame war[1]? ;-) > > --Aidan > > 1 A flame war without third-degree burns.
I'd go further: read-only systems, bring your own usb stick/nfs mounts. Run it like a kiosk. Log out, reset. Steve.
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