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Part I ✦ SUSE Linux Basics
Configuring Your Root Password
The first item that needs configuration is the root password (see Figure 1-21). We
will talk about the root user in Chapter 2, but for now it is enough to know this is
the user who has the privileges to change anything on the system, has access to all
files on the system, and is known as a superuser.
The password should be something that you can remember, but also difficult to
guess. A combination of letters and numbers is always a good way of making a
strong password. Using your name, family member names, and so on should be
avoided as these can be easy targets for passwords. Click Next after you’ve entered
your root password and re-enter for verification.
Configuring Your Network Access
If any network interface cards have been detected in the system, you will be asked to
configure them for network access (see Figure 1-22). By default, YaST sets the first
Ethernet card it finds as your system’s primary Ethernet interface and assigns it an
address that is configured via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
You can find discussions about DHCP servers in Chapter 20.
Figure 1-21: Setting the root password
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