If you deploy Docker containers based on an official imagine, you might want to set a root password for heightened security.

Im trying to recover access to an old FTP server we have here. The root password is lost in the mists of time. No problem, I thought, use the linux single method:- Reboot- LILO prompt: linux ...

While new Alpine Linux images have been released on Docker Hub, existing systems should be modified to either disable the root account or, at least, set a custom password.