Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buchan Milne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [expert] root password > You don't actually need this in linux. Next time you are booting, try > "linux single" instead of "linux" if you are using LILO (it's a bitmore > complicated than that in Grub). > > YOu will see you get booted into a root shell without being asked for a > password. > > It is a security risk if anyone is going to get access to your machine, > so if this is possible, you need to protect these boot options with > passwords. Read the relevant docs for this. > > In the end, leaving no password is more secure than making a second > admin (uid 0) account, since it can only be done by someone who has > physical access to the machine (as opposed to someone on a network). > > Buchan > > rharvey wrote: > > > > how do you setup a second user to have the same access as root > > a user that will be able to change root password. > > In novell that is one of the first things we were taught was to have 2 admin > > accounts so you wont get locked out of your system. > > > > Thanks > > Robert > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > -- > |--------------------------------------------------------------| > Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager > Cellphone +27824722231 > email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za > South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za > Control Models http://www.control.co.za > |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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