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Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'

From Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'
Date 2026-05-10 10:49 +0100
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Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> writes:
> On 09/05/2026 09:24, Chris Green wrote:
>> Are there release notes anywhere that would have told me?
>
> I read about it somewhere. It might have been this:
>
> https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-security-update-for-raspberry-pi-os/
>
> which I may have come across via this:
>
> https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/04/15/raspberry-pi-os-ends-open-door-policy-for-sudo/5222213
>
> The former is the official word from RPi, though. It's always worth
> keeping an eye on the announcements on their website.

The new default Pi configuration is very common for Linux (and macOS)
systems. Still, justifying the change on security grounds is rather
dubious: an attacker who compromises your non-root account can capture
any password you enter via it with the aid of a keylogger and some
patience, so in practice the password requirement is more like a
speedbump than a barrier.

If you don’t like a default configuration you can change it.

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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  Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-08 21:39 +0100
    Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Knute Johnson <knute2025@585ranch.com> - 2026-05-08 16:33 -0500
    Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-09 00:50 +0000
      Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-09 09:24 +0100
        Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-05-09 10:47 +0100
          Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-10 10:49 +0100
        Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-09 17:35 +0000
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            Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-10 08:45 +0100
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