Re: Passwords

["Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com>]

On 17.01.2023 13:51, DdB wrote:

> Everyone (and their friend) seem to know, how to work around this, which
> apparently is common debian knowledge (which is nice).
>
> But somehow, i feel there could be more caring about avoiding to teach
> future hackers by accident. Is this kind of lesson appropriate for a
> users list? - I doubt it.
>     
    This is not hacking. How to reset password on your computer is the
    is most basic system administration knowledge everyone should know.
    This information is described in system administration manual and
    mostly applies for any Linux-based system.
    
    Since it is so easy to reset user password on a computer you have
    physical access to, and it doesn't matter if OS is Windows or
    Linux-based,
    so making your user password so long and complex, to the point it
    could be forgotten, is so not necessary.
    Even 4-6 digit password is enough to secure access to local user
    account and impossible to forget.
    
    Long and complex passwords are only necessary for non-local user
    accounts, e.g. Web-sites, e-Mail accounts, or any accounts exposed
    to the Internet.

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With kindest regards, Alexander.

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