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Re: disabling root login (was: Giving up on Fedora 9)



 On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:37 AM, David Rosenstrauch <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> Just wondering something about disabling root login, btw: 
> 
> I often drop down to single-user mode when I'm performing things like kernel 
> upgrades.  Entering single-mode prompts me for the root password, and 
> presumably logs me in as root. 
> 
> All of which begs the question:  is it possible to enter single-user mode 
> when you've got a locked root account? 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Misconceptions
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