Re: upgrading ubuntu to debian
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On 08/30/07 15:15, Sarunas Burdulis wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 08/30/07 14:37, Hal Vaughan wrote: [snip]
>
>>> While it's just a small, niggling detail and may be just
>>> semantics, there is a true root account on Ubuntu that can be
>>> used the same as a root account on any Debian release. The
>>> only difference is it doesn't have a password on setup.
>>
>> You've GOT to be kidding... Right? Please?
>
> "doesn't have a password" does not mean "empty password" in this
> case. /etc/shadow has "!" for root's password field, which,
> together with pam config, prevents logging into account.
Ah, ok. That makes me feel *much* better.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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