Re: Emergency mode when root account locked

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Emergency mode when root account locked
Date	2020-12-12 18:50 +0100
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On Sat 12 Dec 2020 at 17:13:53 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:

> On a "normal" as opposed to an Advanced/expert install, it prompts you to give a password for a root user.
> If you effectively tab through this, not setting a password at all, then you
> get a normal user account.

Hardly surprising, given what user-setup-udeb is designed to do.

-- 
Brian.

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Emergency mode when root account locked deandre <d.gopburn10@gmail.com> - 2020-12-04 13:20 +0100
  Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-12-04 14:20 +0100
    Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-05 11:50 +0100
      Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-12-07 16:20 +0100
        Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-07 16:40 +0100
          Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 10:00 +0100
            Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-08 10:20 +0100
              Re: Emergency mode when root account locked deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-12-08 12:00 +0100
        Re: Emergency mode when root account locked grumpy@mailfence.com - 2020-12-07 16:40 +0100
          Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-12-09 01:50 +0100
        Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Fabrice BAUZAC <noon@mykolab.com> - 2020-12-12 01:10 +0100
          Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2020-12-12 03:50 +0100
            Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-12 09:40 +0100
              Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2020-12-12 13:00 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2020-12-12 14:10 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-12-12 14:10 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2020-12-12 14:20 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-12-12 14:50 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2020-12-12 17:40 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2020-12-12 18:20 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-12-12 18:50 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-12 20:00 +0100
                Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-12-12 21:20 +0100
          Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Alex Mestiashvili <amestia@rsh2.donotuse.de> - 2020-12-12 15:20 +0100
            Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-12-12 15:40 +0100
              Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Alex Mestiashvili <amestia@rsh2.donotuse.de> - 2020-12-12 15:50 +0100
            Re: Emergency mode when root account locked deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-12-13 00:50 +0100
        Bug#977358: release-notes: document how to make the rescue mode usable if no root password is set (buster) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-14 12:20 +0100
          Re: Bug#977358: release-notes: document how to make the rescue mode  usable if no root password is set (buster) nickgeovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-12-14 13:40 +0100
          Re: Bug#977358: release-notes: document how to make the rescue mode  usable if no root password is set (buster) "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2021-03-21 09:50 +0100
  Re: Emergency mode when root account locked Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-12-05 15:10 +0100

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