[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24078: Remove 'admin' as default username in install

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Sat Apr 13 20:42:39 UTC 2013


#24078: Remove 'admin' as default username in install
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 Reporter:  chrisrudzki      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  major            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |
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Comment (by mark-k):

 I don't think this is major in any way. User names in wordpress are public
 knowledge (can be retrieved from author page url) so while I agree that
 there is no reason to have a default user name, it doesn't add much
 security (I guess that is the point of this ticket).

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