Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only?

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Subject: Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only?
From: Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 18:38:50 +1000
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On 4/8/20 5:47 pm, Marco Möller wrote:

I have the root account already deactivated, and am using in principalonly one main user who also has the sudo permissions for being able todo all the system administration, exactly as Debian was setting this upautomatically during the system installation.

Mmmmm I have ALWAYS been asked for a root password at debianinstallation. Is this behaviour new in the last 3-4 weeks?

The installer activates sudo only if you left root password blank - yourchoice; not default.


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