Ooh, I can't wait to hear why it's critical to have only root on a server, or why it's better than having another user, or what you can't do from "sudo su -" that you can do if root is enabled.
On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 08:35 +0200, WaVeR wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm sorry but for me, some distributions don't force you to create > another user then root. And for a server it's really critical to have > only root as user and to do simple task with your root account. You can > set your root password after each installation easily . > > After installation: > - Login with your user. > - sudo su (enter the password) > - passwd > > Like this you have first your root password and if needed from time to > time you can use it. > > > > --- > Regards, > > > > Le mardi 23 octobre 2007 à 22:17 -0500, Keller, Damon A SPC MIL USA > FORSCOM a écrit : > > That's one of the resions why I play with other distros more these > > days. > > Ubuntu never asks you to set a root when you install. And as you can > > see, > > you need root from time to time. > > -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
