Michel Loos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is the default in Debian (in lilo.conf) but it is not > necessary, even if the guy in front of the computer types the usual: > linux single :he will not get root access to your computer without > knowing the passwd. (At least on testing with a 2.4.x kernel).
Fortunately, it's just as easy to type 'linux init=/bin/sh' and get a root shell that way (with no services running and with filesystems mounted read-only). > If he wants access, he can always boot on a floppy or CD and do > whatever he wants to. You will have to disable (in the BIOS) > floppy/CD booting AND put a BIOS passwd or all this is for nothing. I think it's also possible to set a password on LILO. But in general, you probably want to make sure that the machine is physically secure if this sort of thing is a concern. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell
