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Fedora 32 Might Disallow Empty Passwords For Local Users By Default
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Originally posted by andyprough View PostI fail to see the security value, since regular low-info home users don't use Fedora.
And there, user accounts are only for identification (bookmarks sync, web pages logins, cookies selection), not authorisation, so passwords are not necessary.Last edited by reavertm; 27 November 2019, 05:46 AM.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostYou can set empty password in Windows. Does not mean you are running as Administrator, as to do that it will still prompt you to confirm elevation of privilege.
The reaction to this has been negative, imho a better solution is if a user has no password, disallow usage of su and sudo. rely on polkit for any elevated actions.Last edited by Britoid; 27 November 2019, 06:10 AM.
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Originally posted by Danny3 View PostNo wonder Linux has a less than 1% market share with stupid decision in the name of security!
How about letting the user choose what he / she wants and stop assuming that the user is an idiot ?
I intentionally put a very short and weak passord because I'm tired to fucking write it 100 times a day as Linux distro ask for it for even the most basic things.
Being asked for the password in a virtual machine is even more insane!
The whole Linux security model is really screwed up and these security enhancement that just annoy the user makes it even worse.
OH WAIT...Last edited by Vistaus; 27 November 2019, 01:10 PM.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostYou can set empty password in Windows. Does not mean you are running as Administrator, as to do that it will still prompt you to confirm elevation of privilege.
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Originally posted by Vistaus View PostNo, you can REMOVE a user password in Windows. That's NOT the same as having an empty password by default as Linux usually allows.
This is EXACTLY what most Linux distros also do.
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Originally posted by reavertm View Post
I fail to see regular low-info home users *installing* any Linux. But using after having it set up? Sure. My mom, dad, cousin, do use Fedora on their laptops just fine. Regular low-info home users just need KDE, web browser, printer and usb for digital camera working.
And there, user accounts are only for identification (bookmarks sync, web pages logins, cookies selection), not authorisation, so passwords are not necessary.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostYou can install Windows and not write any password when you create your user, and after installation it will not ask for a password and autologin. Works from WinXP to Win10.
This is EXACTLY what most Linux distros also do.
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