Hi all.<br><br>I just compared the "root" and "olpc" logins functioning on os883.img, and my F14 laptop; and I am curious about the following things ::<br><br>a.<br>Why is "root" login not protected by a password on os883.img ?<br>
<br>b.<br>If I add password for "root"; and both "root" and "olpc" are part of "wheel" group, then :<br><br> (i) on os883.img, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES NOT ask for the "root" password.<br>
(ii) on my F14 machine, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask for the "root" password, and authentication is successful upon entering the correct root-password.<br><br>What is the reason for this difference in behaviour?<br>
<br>c.<br>If I add password for "root", and only "root" is part of the "wheel" group, then :<br><br> (i) on os883.img, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask the root-password, but the authentication is NEVER successful, no matter what password is entered.<br>
(ii) on my F14 machine, doing "su -" from "olpc" login DOES ask for the "root" password, and authentication is successful upon entering the correct root-password.<br><br>What is the reason for this difference in behaviour?<br>
<br><br><br>It might very well be a design decision; just my bad that I am unaware of it :|<br><br><br>Looking forward to a reply.<br><br><br>Regards,<br>Ajay<br>