On 01/06/10 21:20, 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.
Sorry not even at a university lab... If someone wants to brute force
our root account, they obviously have not enough work to do.
Our logging should find the attempts...
Like Volker, I have yet to be convinced of the point of typing
"sudo " in front of all the commands I want to run as root.
When it becomes reflex, you are going to make the same mistakes
as if you login as root.
Pete
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