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From: John Congdon <john@tradeweb.net>
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Subject: Disabling The Root Account
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 10:49:00 -0400 
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I am considering changing root's shell to /bin/false or the like.  
And doing everything via sudo.

Does anyone have any insight into this?  Is it not advisable to do this?

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