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  1. July 5th, 2009 #1
    hardyfan
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    Remove root password

    I have created a password for root in Jaunty. I want to undo this silly mistake. Do I just delete all characters after root in etc/shadow or is there more to it ? Are there hidden hazards ?

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  2. July 5th, 2009 #2
    credobyte
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    Re: Remove root password

    Code:
    sudo passwd -l root
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  3. July 5th, 2009 #3
    hardyfan
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    Re: Remove root password

    Thank you, done as easy as that.
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