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To: grey_whiskers; dayglored; ctdonath2

So, after doing some digging, the problem is NOT that the code allows creation of root abilities without a password, but that the ROOT USER is ALREADY enabled with no password under the name ROOT or root. . . and was installed on all macOS 10.13.1 installs.

It's not a problem with the root creation but with the update install being left with a root user still active without a password!

DUMB, DUMBER, and DUMBEST!

Industrial Strength STUPID by someone who just did not look! And some idiot who forgot to DISABLE THE F'ING ACCOUNT in the Gold Master!!!!

Not to mention those in QA, as dayglored pointed out, who just did not notice when they went in and enabled their own ROOT ACCOUNTS that it was already enabled!

30 posted on 11/28/2017 7:32:16 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)

Actually post 8 pointed out quality review failure first 😁. This is like Microsoft 1990 dumb.

32 posted on 11/28/2017 7:38:55 PM PST by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)

Somebody’s gonna get fired.

54 posted on 11/28/2017 8:45:57 PM PST by dfwgator

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