"druck"  wrote in message
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>>> Yes. However, effectively, Raspbian is a root-only OS because the
>>> standard
>>> user Pi doesn't need a password for sudo.
>>
>> exactly
>
> No. It still requires typing sudo before anything dangerous can be done,
> so its very far from being root only.

That's the crucial point: it has the "protective cover" over the dangerous
"big red button" commands, so you have to consciously think "I need to use
sudo - so take care". It's not necessary to get users to prove that they
know the root password, unless you think that they will be malicious as
opposed to just absent-minded.

I'm not sure that I know the (default) root password of my pi, since I don't
remember being asked to choose one during installation.

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