From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-23 12:33, Marc Haber wrote:   
   > "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-22 21:43, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-22 10:43, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>>>> "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >>>>>> openSUSE used by default the same password for both, yes. We had a good   
   >>>>>> row about this (some argued that it was good enough for home users, and   
   >>>>>> easier on users coming from Windows), and finally the compromise was to   
   >>>>>> allow during installation to click somewhere and type a different   
   >>>>>> password for root.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You didn't have configuration management back then to automate that?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Automate what, the installation?   
   >>>   
   >>> Automate setting passwords to your standards.   
   >>   
   >> Why would I need to do that? I am a home user.   
   >   
   > You said "we had a good row", and mentioned a compromise. That led me   
   > to the impression that you were talking about professional work in a   
   > team.   
   >   
      
   I was talking about the openSUSE community. The developers had modified   
   the installer so that the 1st user password automatically set root to   
   the same password. We convinced them, after a row, to add a click to set   
   them differently.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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