[CentOS] root .bash_profile?

Pete Biggs pete at biggs.org.uk
Mon May 13 22:19:56 UTC 2019


> Shame that "security experts" regularly recommend using another name for
> the root account - security through obscurity anyone?
> 

Unfortunately anyone can call themselves an "expert".

If your protection against a UID 0 login is to change the username,
then you need to seriously look at (a) your password policy and (b)
letting root login in the first place.

P.




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