On Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:49:12 +0100
Chris Elvidge  wrote:

> On 06/07/2018 19:27, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > I suggest logging in as pi then run sudo passwd andset a root
> > password that you and nobody else knows.
>
> Log in as pi and then run 'sudo su -' (no quotes) at the pi prompt, and
> give pi's password, to get to a root prompt. 'exit' goes back to user pi

 The usual practice anywhere root logins are not supported is to
also prevent sudo su - and indeed to lock down sudoers quite carefully.
sudo su - is just a backdoor root login.

> That way direct root login is still impossible.

 Why is that desirable on a personal system where there is only one
person to blame ?

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