ubuntu root password

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On Monday 26 May 2008, Apollon Koutlidis wrote:
> Pleonekthmata:
> 1. Ena common account (kai idiaitera krisimo!) ligotero gia ta
> dictionary attacks

Diladi, gia na katalabo, to na xreiazetai kapoios 2 passwords (toy xristi kai 
toy root) einai ligotero asfales apo to na xreiazetai ena mono (toy xristi) ?

> 2. Ena ligotero password gia na 8umasai

auth       sufficient pam_wheel.so trust

k.a.

> 3. En8arrunei ton xrhsth na krataei apostaseis apo to root shell (akoma
> kai auton pou *genika* apofeugei na to xrhsmopoiei, keeps you on your
> toes kinda thing)

chsh -s /bin/ksh root

apt-get install windows

klp klp...

Diladi proorizetai gia mi-ikanoys xristes (?)

Ean parola ayta enoeis to na min mporei na kanei login sto [xkg]dm os root, 
tote eimai sigoyros oti mporeis na to kaneis kai me to pam me aploystero 
tropo.

> 4. Kai shmantikotero gia mena: Aplousteuei th diadikasia dianomhs
> priviledges, an 8elw o user charon na exei root shell apla ton bazw sto
> group kai de xreiazetai na alla3w root passwords all over the place otan
> einai wra na anakalesw thn prosbash (nai OK 3erw - o charon mporei
> kallista na exei 131072 copies tou /etc/shadow, e kai ti na kanw :-p)

Des to 2.

> 3. Empisteuesai tous xrhstes stous opoious dineis sudo access? xmm... :)

Diladi (^2), gia na ksanakatalabo, o logos poy to ubuntu exei to sudo etsi 
einai to na prostateysei ton *admin* enos mixanimatos apo to na dinei to root 
password se alloys xristes? (!??!??!?!!!????!?!?!?!) San na leme oti 
proorizetai protarxika gia xrisi se servers! (?)

> My 2 eurocents.

0.01 resta

> A.
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