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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by snowpalmer on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:36PM (#15803072)
I assume he means that you should always set a password for "root". Though most users don't even knows it exists.. hence it should have been taken care of by apple.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by 5ilv3r on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:54PM (#15803213)
No, not always. I just mean that sudo is a (very very popular) hack.
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