please deactivate services by default!

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Fri Sep 26 19:32:31 UTC 2008


Matthew Woehlke wrote:

> I guess I am confused. Ubuntu disables root, I thought by giving no 
> password to root.

They don't enable sshd by default either iirc.

  The livecd obviously should have "no password", but
> does that mean unset, or empty? (If unset, does unset have a different 
> effect on root than normal accounts?)

sshd by default on a live cd is not desirable in either case. More 
remote services enabled by default always opens the possibility for 
security issues. Besides the kickstart files are often used as a 
template for further customization so minimal amount of services enabled 
is a plus. If you have more questions, feel free to test the live cd or 
look at the kickstart files for details:

https://fedorahosted.org/spin-kickstarts

Rahul




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