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root would need a defined password, which opens up other security concerns

• akira2501 2y ago
  Even if you allow passwordless su for users in the wheel group?
  • djbusby 2y ago
    Do what!?
  • bdd8f1df777b 2y ago
    That's extremely dangerous. Any software running as a wheel user can escalate privileges willy nilly.
    • immibis 2y ago
      they can also access your ssh private keys
      • rascul 2y ago
        In theory, those ssh private keys are password protected. In practice, maybe not.
      • ec109685 2y ago
        They were stored in the user’s yubikeys (or similar) in this example.
  • bogantech 2y ago
    If you do that you deserve what you get
  • bobmcnamara 2y ago
    plzno
• CaliforniaKarl 2y ago
  We've got root passwords set on, IIRC, all of our systems. They're long, random, and can only be entered through the console on the VGA port or the IPMI console.