> > I previously had Fedora Core 6 and could login as root with no problems. On > > Fedora Core 9 although I set the root password and can successfully use it > > to get to System Administration settings, when I do the following: > > 1. So are you not able to login using the root password? > 2. Can you login as any other user, and then use "su -" to become root? > 3. Can you login as any other user at all? Or does the login fail with > an error message? > > If you need to recover your root password, boot to single user mode > and change your root password as mentioned here > (http://www.linuxforums.org/security/howto:_recover_root_password.html) <snip> This is a situation in which I think too much is being done to protect us. I have been using UNIX/linux for nearly 30 years and I almost never login in as root, but when I do it is because a normal login followed by an su just is either not available or won't easily work. I intend to figure out how to defeat this (IMHO) misfeature. A part of the basis of my approach is that I am the only user of my systems/network. My partner has her own system, and we have an agreement. The other part of my approach to security is that I have invested a LOT of effort in securing borders. based on long my experience. If THEM get access to your network (if any) your system is at serious risk. Then if they get on your system the game is lost. I believe prohibiting local root logins does little to improve computer security, and gets in the way when a root login would be of great help. I guess I do not object to the current login process,but I object to it being imposed in silence. I moved from Fedora core 3 to FC6 then F8 and was surprised when the ability to login as root from a hard wired console. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
