> Ubuntu does not require a root password, because there isn't one. That's true, but creating a root password in Ubuntu is child's play: $ sudo passwd (enter

> Ubuntu does not require a root password, because there isn't one. That's true, but creating a root password in Ubuntu is child's play: $ sudo passwd (enter user password for sudo access to root privilege level) (enter new password for root) (re-enter new password for root) Done. > The default setup is to always require sudo to access root. Yes, but this is a cosmetic distinction, not a basic one. Setting up a root password is always a few keystrokes away. My point? Ubuntu isn't really different from other distros in this respect, it only appears to be.