Do we support enabling the root account?

[Dougie Richardson]

Hi Connor,

I agree and the user's tone is a little strong. Its a subjective thing
and there is no right or wrong - Ubuntu however chooses not to use it
so we should stick to that policy.

Cheers,

Dougie

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Connor Imes <rocket2dmn at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> There was an update today to the RootSudo page [1] on the Community Docs
> that added info on enabling the root account.  I believe this
> circumvents Ubuntu's security model.
>
> I know on the forums we don't support enabling the root account for
> login, and apparently this isn't allowed on IRC in #ubuntu either.
> Granted, the information is available out there on the internet for
> those who want to find it, but should be allowing this information on
> our docs?  I don't believe so.  Just because information is available
> somewhere, and something is possible, does not mean that we provide it.
>
> I think the info should be removed, there is already an explanation at
> the top of the page as to why we use sudo and not root.  We can
> certainly expand on this as needed.  If we take this approach, a more
> official note should be added to the page telling users not to add info
> on enabling the root account, and sign it as left by the Documentation
> Team as official direction.  This page may need a bit of an overhaul,
> which I would be happy to do with the team's approval.
>
> Comments?
>
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo?action=diff&rev1=114&rev2=115
>
> Cheers,
> -Connor
>
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