Re: Request for review change in user-setup template

[Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk>]

Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Justin B Rye (jbr@edlug.org.uk):
>>  Setting an empty root password is not allowed. If you specify an empty
>>  password, the system's initial user account will be given the power to
>>  become root using the 'sudo' command[ without a password].
> 
> That still leaves us with "This is not allowed. If you di it, <blah
> blah>"....which anybody will immediately answe: "So? Is it allowed *or
> not*?"

Specifying an empty password is allowed, but it doesn't set an
empty root password.  Still, your approach is much clearer:

> The root user should not have an empty password. If you leave this
> empty, the root account will be disabled and the system's initial user
> account will be given the power to become root using the "sudo
> command.

And "the root account will be disabled" is useful information.

All that's left is: mind the quotes round "sudo"!
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package