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#1 2014-04-07 02:48:05
- ThePacman
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No root password
I noticed that I can log on as root via getty without any password!
The root account was secured via passwd -d
I'm safe from SSH attacks (no root login AND no blank passwords). but this seems pretty serious nonetheless.
Does anyone know the proper way to secure the root account? I want to disable the root password completely, so that the only way to log in as root would be via something setuid such as sudo.
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#2 2014-04-07 02:55:15
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Re: No root password
You'll have to use "passwd -l" to lock the account. getty allows login without a password if none is set. Or set a very long password with many special characters like
~Hy3D?kLKX:vchW[6_@DGf=pn_V$;$Tg3$TfXY##S$m5SUr$#9=.~gY8jKFZ@6)FW+y+4Z5G!cCSS?#$hk55@X^XgF8GKHMCq3L{RD`FxAWp>,s?#qV$(h`)TE"gPQdTLast edited by progandy (2014-04-07 02:57:24)
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#3 2014-04-07 02:59:30
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Re: No root password
You'll have to use "passwd -l" to lock the account. getty allows login without a password if none is set. Or set a very long password with many special characters like
~Hy3D?kLKX:vchW[6_@DGf=pn_V$;$Tg3$TfXY##S$m5SUr$#9=.~gY8jKFZ@6)FW+y+4Z5G!cCSS?#$hk55@X^XgF8GKHMCq3L{RD`FxAWp>,s?#qV$(h`)TE"gPQdT
Thank you.
One question: I just found the same solution on the wiki, but why does it say that Arch Linux is not fine-tuned to work with the root account locked? What problems might arise?
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#4 2014-04-07 03:29:35
- progandy
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Re: No root password
One question: I just found the same solution on the wiki, but why does it say that Arch Linux is not fine-tuned to work with the root account locked? What problems might arise?
I never tried to lock it. But su requires you to enter a password, sudo is not automatically installed and its default configuration allows neither passwordless root access nor root access with your own password.
Edit: So if you don't take care you'll lock yourself out, with only a boot cd to restore root access.
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