Re: same root and user password by default
On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 06:33:37AM +0000, bug1 wrote:
> I just installed w2k and i noticed that with there user/password setup
> they ask for one user name and password, they use the supplied password
> for both the uspecified user and the adminstrator (root) password.
>
> This to me seems like an ok idea, it cuts down on a question for the
> install, and forces the creation of a user account rather than just
> asking.
>
> The bad thing may be that assuming anything reduces the flexibility of
> the install (but makes it simpler).
> Also using the same password for root and the user account bye default
> is probably a bad practice to encourage, i beleive users can be forced
> to change there password ar regular intervals anyway, so this could
> overcome this bad practice.
>
> Thoughts ?
It is a BAD idea! The root account is separate for a particular
reason, and for the same reason it should have a separate password.
Dan
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