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Old 02-18-2008, 06:50 PM
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You wrote down our root password and we haven't been hacked yet.

According to my Red Hat Networking and System Administration text book:
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You might want to let users select their own passwords, which would no doubt make them easier to remember but which probably would be easier for a malefactor to crack. You might want to assign passwords, which is more secure in theory, but increases the likelihood that users will write them down on a conveniently located scrap of paper -- a risk if many people have access to the area where the machine(s) is located. You might decide that users must change their passwords periodically.
While your point holds true for an office setting, an e-commerce or Joomla website, I disagree.
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