Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:26:06 -0700 From: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> To: Yuri <yuri@aetern.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Surprise null root password Message-ID: <ZHFADmqAmjJOCuIH@www.zefox.net> In-Reply-To: <61e30711-f0da-2f42-3a6f-9bd91fc6b1ce@aetern.org> References: <ZHDt21wFlpJfQKEs@www.zefox.net> <945C9B6D-F2A8-4F0D-BDB0-49A3DE870168@karels.net> <ZHD%2BND6ilBGaOgcv@www.zefox.net> <CAG5KPzwLheqT_EuiexFRJuD4PyFNzyhCQfmToe4myr3K3YfKpQ@mail.gmail.com> <ZHEGpyKSWj4X/6Lk@www.zefox.net> <61e30711-f0da-2f42-3a6f-9bd91fc6b1ce@aetern.org>
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On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:55:49PM +0200, Yuri wrote: > > The question is how you update the configuration files, > mergemaster/etcupdate/something else? > Via etcupdate after installworld. In the event the system requests manual intervention I accept "theirs all". It seems odd if that can null a root password. Still, it does seem an outside possibility. I could see it adding system users, but messing with root's existing password seems a bit unexpected. Thanks very much for raising the point! bob prohaska
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