1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh b/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
index bf5210c..5a732c8 100755
--- a/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
+++ b/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
 usermod -s /usr/bin/zsh root
 cp -aT /etc/skel/ /root/
 chmod 700 /root
+# unset the root password
+passwd -d root
 
 sed -i 's/#\(PermitRootLogin \).\+/\1yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 sed -i "s/#Server/Server/g" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist