fossapup64-9.5 us spot for internet, but if i change root password an intruder will have trouble doing any harm. If I also change spot password that might help. I;ve been sharing screens with dodgy bros. and want proection.
fearing malware/intrusion-want to change root password on running system.
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Re: fearing malware/intrusion-want to change root password on running system.
@Jasper, in a system where you're not running as root and you don't know the password for root, will sudo passwd -d let you change the password?
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Re: fearing malware/intrusion-want to change root password on running system.
No, the non-root user can change the root password if they have root privileges and know the current root password.
https://www.linuxtechi.com/10-passwd-co ... -in-linux/
I would take into consideration that some people do not change their default passwords and these can be found easily enough online.
Re: fearing malware/intrusion-want to change root password on running system.
I had read online that if you are using Ubuntu Fossa, you can bypass all of this and gain shell access without knowing the password.
This is achievable by using GRUB and adding an additional command at the time of boot up.
The same applies to Debian.
Apparently, it was made available intentionally by the developers and not a security issue.
Sometimes you just forget the passwords 