OT: One in the eye for the Linux-isti security nerds



http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-262-1

I don't think even Microsoft (oh, sorry, Micky$oft) have ever been daft enough to leave plain text root passwords lying around in world-readable files after an install.

Still, never mind, all fixed now.

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