Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1690 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clayton wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:50, Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > > On 2011-11-04 10:02, Per Jessen wrote:
> > > > Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > >
> > > > > You normally will have a plain user and root, and typically both
> > > > > have the same password.
> > > >
> > > > Typically?  Well, they're only the same if you make them the same.
> > >
> > > The default in YaST nowdays is both the same password.
> >
> > Really?  I wasn't aware of that.  I'm sure I did a Factory install
> > just the other day and still had to enter two passwords.
>
> Rapidly?  It's been like that for a while now... at least early
> 2008... https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=381420
>
> Just for clarity on what this is about... on the Create New User
> screen of the installation wizard, there is a check-box that is
> checked by default: Use this password for system administrator

ah, got it, thanks Clayton.  Yes, that is of course the first I always
untick. It's obviously become so ingrained that I forget I do it :-(



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Per Jessen, Zürich (12.3°C)

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