Public bug reported:
Greetings, I'm a long time Ubuntu user and a very happy one too. Until
today. I was in the #ubuntu channel just doing a little community
service so to speak and gave someone some help with getting their user
back into the proper groups as he had borked it. I also mentioned to him
how to set roots password as he had commented on it and I got this
response from the channel bot:
"< ubottu> raido: We do not support setting a root password. Please
don't offer instructions on how to set a root password or ask for help
with setting it. See !root and !wfm for more information."
I was dismayed. Is Ubuntu ceasing to be a platform for freedom? Does
Ubuntu wish to control and restrict its users? Why? Why? Why, would
Ubuntu ever act to restrict a users complete and total freedom over
their system?
I can understand the default choice on how to handle the root account on
installation but when a user wishes to differ, they should not be turned
away.
I have to say I'm disgusted by this, and I fear that Ubuntu is becoming
a distribution that I will not be happy to use and promote.
Regards
Mike Hanson
** Affects: ubuntu-bots
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Also affects: ubuntu-bots
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725878
Title:
Obnoxious automated message when asking about root password
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