#5879 HIGH Never A: wiki instructions for logging in as root don't work

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#5879: wiki instructions for logging in as root don't work
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 Reporter:  MitchellNCharity  |       Owner:  jg            
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  high              |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  distro            |     Version:                
 Keywords:                    |    Verified:  0             
 Blocking:                    |   Blockedby:                
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 There are many instances of the wiki saying to login as root, with no
 password.  Google reports some 50 of them.  But they don't work with
 joyrides 1489 to 1514 (current) #5795.

 #olpc-devel reports it is not yet clear whether this locking down of root
 is a long-term thing, or a transient.

 So the wiki instructions are broken (for joyride), but it's not yet clear
 how to fix them.

 Perhaps replace all the instructions with a Template:Login_as_root , which
 can be easily altered?

 If changed, we need a new official story.  "login as olpc, and sudo -i"?
 Or "... and sudu su"?  Does this work on all the builds we care about?

 Perhaps Component distro until the "new official story" is resolved, then
 Component wiki.

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