Re: I find the "live" password in Debian 8 useless & annoying

[Michal Suchanek <hramrach@gmail.com>]

Hello,

On 25 May 2015 at 18:13, Massimo Cregut <massimo@cregut.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I downloaded Debian 8 live to test for implementation on production systems.
>
> I find your decision to use a lock password for a live distro usless and
> annoying.
>
> Useless since being a well known password does not add any security at all
>
> Annoying since being live distros used mainly for test purposes, it is a
> pain in the neck having to unlock the system every so often!!!
>
> I love debian and I kindly ask you to reconsider.
>

Many packages break when you have no or empty password.

I reported bugs against them but the maintainers do not see fixing
this as a priority so the packages are still broken.

Most of said packages are security related so getting a change in
authentication reviewed either for Debian or upstream is going to be
difficult.

But you can always try.

When those issues are resolved we can reconsider the default setting
and rest assured that the live system still works.

Best regards

Michal