Root Password Generation

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 04/08/2008 - 12:05

Creating and maintaining root passwords across a large number of servers is not something to take for granted.

In networks there are often hundreds of servers to maintain. A good Sysadmin knows that for maximum security each and every server needs to have a unique root password.

This is a solution for your paranoia needs.


 

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