Re: passwd asked just one time
Quoting Holger Levsen (debian@layer-acht.org):
> > Against passwd, or shadow, but it is very likely to be tagged as
> > "wontfix" as this behaviour has been chosen on purpose...:-)
>
> Could you please tell me what the purpose is ? Cause if I am only able to
> enter the password once, then I'm much more likely to choose a simple
> password (think r00tme) as when I'm allowed to enter it twice (think
> sh&2#8Nt3KA.8().
As far as I can tell, the critical priority is mostly aimed at
minimizing the number of unnecessary user interactions. The root
password confirmation may be seen as such a not strictly necessary
information.
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