Root Password

   Note: Setting up a root account and password is
   one of the most important steps during your
   installation. Your root account enables you to
   install packages, upgrade RPMs and do most system
   maintenance. Logging in as root gives you complete
   control over your system and is very powerful.

   You should be sure to use the root account only
   for administration. Create a non-root account for
   your general use and su - to gain root access when
   you need to fix something quickly. These basic
   rules will minimize the chances of a typo or
   incorrect command doing damage to your system

   Enter a root password. The root password must be
   at least six characters long; the password you
   type is not echoed to the screen. You must enter
   the password twice; if the two passwords do not
   match, the installation program will ask you to
   enter them again.

   You should make the root password something you
   can remember, but not something that is easy for
   someone else to guess. You should not write down
   this or any password you create.