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0 pointsjgowdy8y ago0 comments

Someone tell the Linux and UNIX users of the world that having a root account with a password is a "hack."

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If they're setting passwords just to prevent a bug, then yes it's a hack.

The same actions can be a hack or not, depending on what they're accomplishing.

Having a root account is a password isn't a hack, it's making one as a workaround for this bug that is.

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