I was wondering the other day how security works with LL and the privileges/access to computer that the password provides.
LL has 1 password which is used to login with - the same password is used as a root/admin password. How does that work? Surely having the same password for both means that the distro is therefore vulnerable as permission is given, following logon, for anything out there to make changes to your computer ... ???
Comparing with two other distros that I have been using:
PCLinuxOS has 3 passwords: a Security password (for allowing changes to grub); a Root or Admin password, and a separate Login password.
Manjaro has 2 passwords: one for Login and one for Root/Admin privileges.
LL has 1 password which is used to login with - the same password is used as a root/admin password. How does that work? Surely having the same password for both means that the distro is therefore vulnerable as permission is given, following logon, for anything out there to make changes to your computer ... ???
Comparing with two other distros that I have been using:
PCLinuxOS has 3 passwords: a Security password (for allowing changes to grub); a Root or Admin password, and a separate Login password.
Manjaro has 2 passwords: one for Login and one for Root/Admin privileges.
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work