[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 08/30/07 14:37, Hal Vaughan wrote: > [snip] >> >> While it's just a small, niggling detail and may be just semantics, >> there is a true root account on Ubuntu that can be used the same as a >> root account on any Debian release. The only difference is it doesn't >> have a password on setup. > > You've GOT to be kidding... Right? Please?
It's basically the live CD copied to hard drive until you lock it down. You get a root shell by going sudo su - Same as Knoppix. Seems like the opposite of how sudo is supposed to be used. I think the idea is if you had enough (physical) access to boot the live CD, you can be root anyway. My objection is a whole lot of people are gonna grow up thinking sudo is supposed to be like that. > >> I used: >> sudo passwd >> (or maybe it was sudo passwd root) That's what you're supposed to do before you expose it to the net. Cameron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
