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Disable root account

For security reasons, it is safe to disable the root account. Removing the account might not be a good idea at first, instead we simply need to disable it.

passwd --help | grep lock
  -l, --lock                    lock the password of the named account
  -u, --unlock                  unlock the password of the named account

To disable the root account, simply use the -l option:

sudo passwd -l root

If for some valid reason you need to re-enable the account, simply use the -u option:

sudo passwd -u root