> Now they're stuck with a root password when they could have not had one at all. And many users will create insecure passwords, leaving them with a serious vu

> Now they're stuck with a root password when they could have not had one at all. And many users will create insecure passwords, leaving them with a serious vulnerability after the patch. A password of "root" or "qwerty" is only marginally more secure than a blank one.