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Re: [SLE] Novell-Microsoft: What They Aren't Telling You
- From: Geoffrey <esoteric@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 16:37:50 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <454CC1DA.1090500@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
John Andersen wrote:
My last foray into *ubuntu scared me away when I found you could:
sudo passwd root
As any user and set the root password. Now, knowing this is a good thing, but having a default installation setup this way is a huge security issue.
--
Until later, Geoffrey
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
On Friday 03 November 2006 22:57, Basil Chupin wrote:
I discovered yesterday that ubuntu/kubuntu is rubbish: it cannot handle
my 6-month old nVidia card (a 6600)
Kubuntu was released more than 6 month ago. It does take a little
while to get the latest hardware in, and with anything Debian, it takes
quite a little longer.
My last foray into *ubuntu scared me away when I found you could:
sudo passwd root
As any user and set the root password. Now, knowing this is a good thing, but having a default installation setup this way is a huge security issue.
--
Until later, Geoffrey
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
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