Bug#1064617: Passwords should not be changed frequently

Hi,

Am 7=2E M=C3=A4rz 2024 08:50:25 MEZ schrieb Justin B Rye <justin=2Ebyam=2E=
rye@gmail=2Ecom>:
>Philip Hands wrote:
>>> Maybe instead of saying "use the system's initial user account to
>>> become root" it should say "allow the system's initial user account
>>> to gain administrative privileges"?  I'm not sure=2E  Oh, and we might
>>> even want to mention the word "superuser", or then again we might not=
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>> I think Diederik's suggestion of using 'root' for the account and
>> 'super-user' for the privileges might be the way to go=2E
>
>Looking at what I end up with after another couple of rounds of
>fiddling with it I'm not sure if it's doing quite what you asked for,
>but you still might want it so here it is:
>
>-   Some account needs to have system administrative privileges=2E The
>-   password/passphrase for that account should be something that
>-   cannot be guessed=2E
>+   Some account needs to be available with administrative super-user
>+   privileges=2E The password/passphrase for that account should be
>+   something that cannot be guessed=2E
>    =2E
>    To allow direct password-based access via the 'root' account, you
>    can set the password/passphrase for that account here=2E
>    =2E
>-   Alternatively, you can lock root's password
>+   Alternatively, you can lock the root account's password
>    by leaving this setting empty, and
>    instead use the system's initial user account
>    (which will be set up in the next step)
>-   to become root=2E This will be enabled for you
>-   by adding that user to the 'sudo' group=2E
>+   to gain administrative privileges=2E This will be enabled for you by
>+   adding that initial user to the 'sudo' group=2E
>    =2E
>    Note: what you type here will be hidden (unless you select to show it=
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All the above looks like an improvement to me=2E


Holger


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