Tyler MacDonald wrote: > Have you put a password on your bootloader (GRUB, etc) to restrict changing > the boot parameters? > > Otherwise, you can simply edit the boot parameters, and add something like > "S init=/bin/bash" to the end to drop yourself right into a root shell on > boot.
The same applies to the bios. Otherwise someone could just switch off the machine, enter a knoppix-cd or boot over usb/ethernet etc. and reset the root password via the rescue medium. Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
