Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

On 8/2/26 01:23, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:03:48 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> 
>> Actually I appreciate when my system lets me log in early. That
>> gives me a chance to more easily fix things if things go wrong.
>>
>> Since my root passwords are really ugly¹, I hate systemd's attitude
>> of asking for the root password if something in the boot process
>> goes wrong.
> 
> I’m sure that’s configurable, since everything else in systemd is.
> 
> I notice some systems now require the root password if you try to use
> the “single” boot option. If that doesn’t work, there’s always
> something like “init=/bin/bash” ...

   Actually, I appreciate the extra security
   for 'single user' and related. We NEED
   extra layers these days. This ain't the
   Friendly 80s.