2017-12-09, 13:31
(2017-12-09, 13:23)oliaros Wrote: is it really neccesary to check the quality of the root password? I think every changed password is better than the default one.
We think so, yes. Have you looked at the change? passwd would simply warn if you entered a blank/weak/short password as root, while preventing non-root users from choosing the same blank/weak/short password. Now root is treated the same as ordinary users. If you don't like entering a password then configure a public/private key (and disable password login).