On 8/26/07, Mark Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're talking about two totally different things.
Sure, there are several things that affect each other. Most understand the limitations of root passwords, especially when you have a diverse support staff and many servers. My illustration of how we got around without any root passwords was to counter the common idea that you need a root password anyway (often like that *you* need it and others don't). And sulogin invoked after fsck was one of the places that required it. These days VM is not the only place where access to the server console is often managed properly, and in those cases prompting for a password is not needed (even unwanted, as I explained). I believe that when done properly, you can achieve more professional access control to your Linux servers (better security and easier to use). It's about cleaning up and get rid of old habits, and then raising the bar one notch again, after 20 years or so. I can understand this may be too complex for a distributor to drive, but it would be nice to tolerate it without the need for local mods. Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
