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* If you intend to set a new root password using <tt>passwd</tt>, it's recommended to add an 'x' back to the <tt>/etc/passwd</tt>, so that <tt>/etc/shadow</tt> is used again: | * If you intend to set a new root password using <tt>passwd</tt>, it's recommended to add an 'x' back to the <tt>/etc/passwd</tt>, so that <tt>/etc/shadow</tt> is used again: | ||
<tt>root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash</tt> | <tt>root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash</tt> | ||
==Bypassing login== | |||