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+<html>
+ <head>
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
+
+ <title>15.&nbsp;Root Password</title>
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+ </tr>
+ <tr>
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+ <div lang="" class="section" title="15.&nbsp;Root Password">
+ <div class="titlepage">
+ <div>
+ <div>
+ <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="drakxid-setRootPassword"></a>15.&nbsp;Root Password
+ </h2>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+
+ <div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx-setRootPassword.png" align="middle"></div>
+
+ <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it1"></a>
+ <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it2"></a>
+
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa1"></a>This is the
+ most crucial decision point for the security of your <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span>
+ system: you must enter the <code class="literal">root</code> password.
+ <code class="literal">Root</code> is the system administrator and is the
+ only user authorized to make updates, add users, change the
+ overall system configuration, and so on. In short,
+ <code class="literal">root</code> can do everything! That's why you must
+ choose a password which is difficult to guess: <span class="application">DrakX</span> will
+ tell you if the password you chose is too simple. You're not
+ forced to enter a password, but we <span class="emphasis"><em>strongly</em></span>
+ encourage you to do so. <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> is just as prone to operator
+ error as any other operating system. Since <code class="literal">root</code>
+ can overcome all limitations and unintentionally erase all data on
+ partitions by carelessly accessing the partitions themselves, it
+ is important that it be difficult to become
+ <code class="literal">root</code>.
+ </p>
+
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa2"></a>The password
+ should be a mixture of alphanumeric characters and at least 8
+ characters long. Never write down <code class="literal">root</code>'s
+ password&nbsp;&#8212; it makes it far too easy to compromise your
+ system.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa3"></a>One caveat: don't make
+ the password too long or too complicated because you must be able to
+ remember it!
+ </p>
+
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa4"></a>The password
+ won't be displayed on screen as you type it. To reduce the chance of
+ a blind typing error you will need to enter the password twice. If
+ you do happen to make the same typing error twice, you will have to
+ use this <span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">incorrect</span>&#8221;</span> password when you try to connect
+ as <code class="literal">root</code>, at least for the first time.
+ </p>
+
+
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa5"></a>You can
+ change the way users are authenticated on your computer by clicking
+ on the <span class="guibutton">Authentication method</span> button. The
+ following authentication methods are available:
+ </p>
+
+
+
+
+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa7"></a><span class="guilabel">Local file</span>. Use a local file for all
+ authentication and user information. This is the default
+ method.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa8"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it3"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it4"></a><span class="guilabel">LDAP</span>. Use an
+ <acronym class="acronym">LDAP</acronym> server for some or all authentication
+ needs. An <acronym class="acronym">LDAP</acronym> directory consolidates certain
+ types of information within your organization.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa9"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it5"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it6"></a><span class="guilabel">NIS</span>. Authenticates users against
+ a <acronym class="acronym">NIS</acronym> domain. This allows you to run a group
+ of computers in the same <acronym class="acronym">NIS</acronym> domain using a
+ common password and group file.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa10"></a><span class="guilabel">Smart
+ Card</span>. Uses <span class="application">SmartCard</span>
+ hardware for providing authentication services.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-pa11"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-setRootPassword-it7"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakxid-setRootPassword-it8"></a><span class="guilabel">Windows
+ Domain</span>. Uses a <span class="application">Windows<sup>&reg;</sup></span> domain controller to
+ provide authentication services through <span class="application">Active
+ Directory</span>, <span class="application">Microsoft</span>'s implementation of
+ <acronym class="acronym">LDAP</acronym>.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa6"></a>If you select a method other
+ than <span class="guilabel">Local file</span>, you will be asked to provide
+ some parameters, which vary from one method to the other. If you
+ don't know those parameters, you should ask your network
+ administrator.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Note">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../common/images/note.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Note</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa137a"></a>If you happen to have
+ problems remembering passwords, or if your computer will never be
+ connected to the Internet and you absolutely trust everybody who
+ uses your computer, you can choose to have <span class="guibutton">No
+ password</span>. Please bear in mind that this is an insecure
+ option, and it is not recommended.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </div>
+ <div class="navfooter">
+ <hr>
+ <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
+ <tr>
+ <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="drakx-choosePackages.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;
+ </td>
+ <td width="20%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
+ <td width="40%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="addUser.html">Next</a></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">14.&nbsp;Choose Packages to Install&nbsp;</td>
+ <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td>
+ <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;16.&nbsp;Adding a User</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+ </body>
+</html>