Re: Is "preseeding the root password with a MD5 hash" an interesting feature for d-i?

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Subject: Re: Is "preseeding the root password with a MD5 hash" an interesting feature for d-i?
From: James Davis <jamesd@jml.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:55:57 +0100
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Alex Owen wrote:
> I would like to see an option to lock the root password so that the
> root account can only be accessed via an ssh key.

That would be fantastic and ideal for when the preseed configuration has
to be placed somewhere that's a little too public for comfort.

James

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