Fedora23 workstation install

[Jude DaShiell]

I could have done that except I found out post-install alt-f2 
gnome-terminal using gnome classic puts me in an enter command box with 
a close button and once that close button is hit the command does not 
execute.

On Sun, 15 May 2016, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 00:34:31
> From: Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net>
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> Subject: Re: Fedora23 workstation install
> 
> Well, I don't know. You're using some kind of graphical widget, and I
> don't bother with those. I simply open a console/terminal and enter the
> passwd command. I get no molly coddling from the passwd command.
>
> PS: Of course, you need to be root, to modify root's passwd.
>
> Jude DaShiell writes:
>> There is no such widget in fedora installer so far as I know.  What
>> repeatedly happens on both fedora23workstation-x86-64 and
>> fedora24workstation-x86-64-beta is I enter a password for root then I can
>> hit enter or tab and enter the same password for confirmation and then hit
>> the _done button and am repeatedly told root password not set user account
>> will not be created.  The downloaded beta version was from bittorrent and
>> Fedora23 was through wget since I couldn't find a torrent for that iso.
>> 
>> If the fedora spins ever include the orca dependency stack, and if those
>> install better than workstation, I'll be able to run orca on kde and start
>> testing jovie and kaccessible but there doesn't appear to be any interest in
>> that by spin developers.
>> 
>> I thought in light of the difficulties that prompted this thread Fedora had
>> length and character requirements for root passwords like navy passwords
>> used to be 14 characters long and you had to have two upper two lower two
>> numbers and two symbols in them.
>> 
>> On Fri, 13 May 2016, Janina Sajka wrote:
>> 
>> >Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 15:39:16
>> >From: Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net>
>> >Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>> >    <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
>> >To: speakup at linux-speakup.org
>> >Subject: Re: Fedora23 workstation install
>> >
>> >afaik, there's no requirement. You could even have an empty passwd. That
>> >would be more than foolish, of course, but you could do it. I can tell
>> >you that my Fedora passwords are much shorter, for instance.
>> >
>> >Are you perhaps getting confused by an evaluation widget that gives real time
>> >feedback on the strength of your entered password? I believe there's
>> >this kind of guidance going on in the graphical environment. My
>> >passwords do well on that widget because I avoid correctly spelled
>> >dictionary words, and I mix case, numerics, and punctuation into my
>> >passwords. Still, the number of chars can be counted on your fingers.
>> >
>> >hth
>> >
>> >Janina
>> >
>> >
>> >Jude DaShiell writes:
>> >>What are root password security requirements for Fedora23?  How many
>> >>characters; what types of characters as minimums?  Passwords I've entered
>> >>one of which was 14 characters in length may be too short, but the installer
>> >>doesn't complain coherently and explain exactly what is wrong with a
>> >>password so I can't tell what I'm doing wrong.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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