2) On Ubuntu systems, the root account is locked, so there is no root password. The vulnerability was that the initial user's password was logged, and the initial user has full sudo rights. While this is still a serious vulne...
Not a concern for me, I use a temporary password while installing anyway then change it after I am done. This way I have an easy (3-5 char) password to type in while installing all my apps. Then switch to a strong one once I know I won't be typing sudo as much....
1) Ubuntu, not Ubuntnu
2) On Ubuntu systems, the root account is locked, so there is no root password. The vulnerability was that the initial user's password was logged, and the initial user has full sudo rights. While this is still a serious vulne...
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