Activate root account without password in preseed file

[mrt-lacko]

Hello,
I need to create minimal pre-seed file that will activate root account without password.
I checked the forums but couldn't find something useful.

Disclaimer:
I understand risks of root account without password, but this pre-seed file is required for
VM contextualisation which requires active root without password from fresh installation
and will set the password at the first boot.

[TheFu]

Welcome to the forums.

https://docs.opennebula.org/5.2/operation/vm_setup/kvm.html says to just use a ssh-key, if that is what you are attempting. I do something like this for my backup solution. I "pull" backups using a root-equiv account on each client. An admin with proper training would understand how to accomplish that.

In these forums, even describing how-to enable the root account is forbidden, so I doubt anyone can really help here without trouble from the mods.

[mrt-lacko]

SSH-key is expected in context definition and will be used to set-up root password during contextualisation (at first boot). that's why it expects fresh install with active root account without password.

Actually Debian pre-seed wiki describes how to activate root account in pre-seed file, but requires hash password.


In these forums, even describing how-to enable the root account is forbidden

Didn't know that so thanks for warning.

[vasa1]

Thread closed.

[QIII]

Actually, what we do not allow is discussion of logging in to a GUI as root. Please see
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1486138

(I do see some older info about gksu, which I'll edit later when I'm not on my cell phone on a crowded train.)

In any case, for a consistent answer on the forums we ask that users first be directed to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

Re-opened.