On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:51:02 +0530 Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015...@iiita.ac.in> wrote:
> I made all possible tries that came to my head with all your > suggestions. Still, password : command not found. > > However, I think all of use should use grub-password, especially when > we use mobile systems (as laptops), *UNLESS YOU USE A BIOS PASSWORD*. > You can check Google for what to do when you forget root password > (perhaps, you all know about that). That's just simple to give root > access to anyone with physical possession of the system. > > I personally don't like BIOS passwords, because you have no simple > way if you forget them. In fact, if you forget the root password, or > even password, there remains an option for Live system, or complete > Format in case the disk is encrypted. But, no way out if you forget > the BIOS password. Your rationale for using a GRUB password doesn't make much sense. You want password-protection earlier on than login to protect your system, yet you don't want a BIOS password because it is harder to work around than a GRUB password. If you want security, use a BIOS password. If you want convenience, don't use any pre-login passwords. I don't really see where a GRUB password fits in to the paradigm.
