On Tue, 2013-12-31 at 10:59 -0500, S.Çağlar Onur wrote: 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Michael H. Warfield <m...@wittsend.com> 
> wrote:
> > CentOS and Fedora Templates: Harden root passwords and add static MAC 
> > network addresses.
> >
> > 1) Add logic to root password setting.  Root password is now set to
> >         "Root-${name}-${RANDOM} to defeat common brute force scans.
> > 2) Enhance exit messages to explain root password and password changing.

> Not an objection but a question. What about creating the container
> using either quiet parameter or via API? In that case user is unlikely
> to see that output hence won't be able to login the box.

That's a very good question.  Certainly, the "chroot ${root_fs} passwd"
trick is going to work in any case.  I had considered adding the
temporary root password in the config file in comments but then didn't.

[Snip]

Regards,
Mike
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