Re: How do I allow empty passwords?
Eric Hanchrow said:
> Anyway: how do I do it?
I can set root's password to an empty string using passwd on my system,
but...
Having an empty password still results in being prompted for a password and
needing to hit enter. If you want to have _no_ password, you can go into
/etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow) and delete the second field. Now it won't even
ask for a password, it'll just let you (or anyone else) right in.
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