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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by jgowdy on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:31PM (#15803024)
Someone tell the Linux and UNIX users of the world that having a root account with a password is a "hack."
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:39PM (#15803097)
If they're setting passwords just to prevent a bug, then yes it's a hack.

The same actions can be a hack or not, depending on what they're accomplishing.

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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:38PM (#15803091)
Having a root account is a password isn't a hack, it's making one as a workaround for this bug that is.
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