BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'
De:       Richard Kettlewell
Data:     Sun, 10 May 2026 10:49:33 +0100
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Daniel James  writes:
> On 09/05/2026 09:24, Chris Green wrote:
>> Are there release notes anywhere that would have told me?
>
> I read about it somewhere. It might have been this:
>
> https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-security-update-for-raspberry-pi-os/
>
> which I may have come across via this:
>
> https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/04/15/raspberry-pi-os-ends-open-door-policy-for-sudo/5222213
>
> The former is the official word from RPi, though. It's always worth
> keeping an eye on the announcements on their website.

The new default Pi configuration is very common for Linux (and macOS)
systems. Still, justifying the change on security grounds is rather
dubious: an attacker who compromises your non-root account can capture
any password you enter via it with the aid of a keylogger and some
patience, so in practice the password requirement is more like a
speedbump than a barrier.

If you don?t like a default configuration you can change it.

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