[OE-core] [PATCH 2/2] base-passwd: set root's default password to 'root'

[Robert Yang]

On 11/24/2016 03:46 PM, Patrick Ohly wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-11-24 at 11:38 +0800, Robert Yang wrote:
>> Currently, debug-tweaks is in EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES by default for poky, and
>> there is no passwd, so that user can login easily without a passwd, I think
>> that current status is more unsafe ?
>
> Both well-known password and no password are unsafe. User "root" with
> password "root" is not even "more" safe already now, because tools that
> brute-force logins try that. Choosing something else would be a bit
> safer for a short while until the tools add it to their dictionary.

I meant add an interface to let user can set their password here.

// Robert

>
> Poky is also targeting a different audience than OE-core. Poky can
> assume to be used in a secure environment, OE-core can't (because it
> might be used for all kinds of devices).
>