On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:22 PM, David Wade Hagar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I disagree... While entering a password at every admin action is more secure > to a novice user to get to admin functions but to say that a root passwors > should never be set seems a bit overkill.
That's because I didn't say that. I said setting a root password is not recommended in Ubuntu. Of course you can set a root password. Nothing stops you. However, you should be aware of the risks that may result from doing so. For example, if you set a root password, would you allow root to ssh into the machine? That is, what would you want your sshd_config file to look like, this: $ sudo grep -i root /etc/ssh/sshd_config PermitRootLogin yes or this: $ grep -i root /etc/ssh/sshd_config PermitRootLogin no Regards, - Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
