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This bug seems really bad...
Once you assign a password to the root account, it is seemingly a workaround for this bug. But, if you follow the recommendation of disabling the root account afterward, you might be in for a surprise.
Go ahead and try changing system settings, after the password is set and the root account disabled:
At the first time, the system will enable the root account and sets the password to blank. At the second try, it'll just log you in, just like it worked initially. I've seen a lot of serious bugs before, but this one is the worst ever!
- Type in root and no password for admin credentials in the authentication window and press enter
- do the same again and voila, you have root access
Leaving the root account enabled, not recommended by Apple, seemingly prevents this bug to resurface. The side effect is that, if you look in the logs there is a failed authorization and then it succeeds in spite of that. Awesome Apple, one of the system process relies on the root account without password. Are you !@#$ serious!!
Agreed. I am still in stunned disbelief.