Set a strong root password

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Choose a strong root password. A strong password is:

  • not a word in English or native language.
  • preferably random.
  • should contain lower and UPPER case.
  • should contain letters, numbers and preferably special signs, e.g. %@^&
  • should be long enough: at least 12-14 characters.

For more information, see this Wikipedia discussion

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