Password compromise in Ubuntu

[Bill Freeman]

Bill Sconce writes Ubuntu saving the administrator password in a file.:

	Perhaps it would be wise, with whatever distribution, to
always install with a dummy password, then, immediately upon
completing the installation, change the password with passwd at a
command line.  If passwd is compromised, then all bets are off no
matter what.  But this strategy gives some protection from "features"
naively added to installers and "usability improvements".

							Bill