Root password security

[Derek Broughton]

O. Sinclair wrote:

> The way Kubuntu is set up it is fairly easy for a user to boot up in
> "rescue mode" and gain full access to the computer as root user from
> command prompt. I don't really like this. If I set a password for root
> will it have any impact on "sudo" functionality?

No.  How would you propose preventing a user booting in "rescue mode"? 
Every Linux does that.  afaik, your only option is to put a password in
grub.
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derek