On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Mark Allums <m...@allums.com> wrote: > On 6/21/2012 9:58 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> Brian wrote: >>> On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: >>>> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>> The new install will not accept root password. User password is >>>>> fine. >>>> >>>> That may be intended. I don't think Debian (out of the box) allows root >>>> to log in at all. Instead, you're expected to log in as an unprivileged >>>> user and then 'upgrade' to root (via sudo - which takes THAT USER'S >>>> password). > > You're thinking of Ubuntu. Overriding that in Ubuntu is possible, but > requires some fiddling and is not generally regarded as worth the effort. > (Ubuntu sets the root password hash to an impossible value at install, > making root login impossible until you change it. After you do that, all of > the various system defaults assume sudo is in charge, and fixing all of that > is a real nuisance. Since it isn't necessary, sane people mostly don't > bother.) > > If you gave root a password during install, then you should > be able to log in at a VT with root, but not via SSH/*DM etc. If you don't set a root password in d-i, you end up with a "sudo system" like OS X and Ubuntu. There's no fiddling to enable root; you simply run "sudo passed" and set a password for root. Debian has "PermitRootLogin yes" by default in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" so you can login via ssh as root (if root is enabled). >> The current situation is a long series of test installations serving two >> goals: >> A. understanding the ins and outs of the installation procedure >> B. eventually deciding just what I want in a final system >> >> The laptop serving as a test vehicle: >> is physically secure >> will not spend much time connected to the internet >> the hard drive as part of my experimenting will frequently be >> reformatted > > Root logins can be handy to have at times. With "sudo -s" and "sudo -i" available, you're never without root login. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=Sy=mxf-dhtgow8csa7zeywapsmwsmpswyaes6jkzmk...@mail.gmail.com
