On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, Han Boetes wrote:
> Default User wrote:
> > is a root account really necessary?
>
> No.
>
>
> > wouldn't a system with no root account, where all maintenance is
> > done as sudo, be more secure?
>
> No. It all depends on what you want and what your situation is.
>
>
> > if so, why not install with no root account by default?
>
> It isn't so. :-)
>
> But if you want it, nothing will stop you from setting up like you
> want. It's just two minutes of work. Just don't expect others to
> choose the same.
You must be kidding. Removing the root acount will break things.
-Otto
