HI , in such case protect your Box by givign password to lilo then it won't allow any one to get in side .
see u enjoy ... Regards sanjay On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:41:36 santosh dubey wrote: > > Dear Kapil, >you have written a reply for muskan's problem in which root forgets his password... >(ur mail is below). in this manner any person will reboot the sytem and via lilo >prompt he will get a system without password and can change password..as u have >written.. >so anyone can become root...in this situation what will happen to security of linux >system .. >i think you can understand what i want to say...? >please clarify it. >thanks >santosh kumar dubey > Kapil Sethi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i miss a root password i am not >logon, how to logon, > >Muskan reboot your linux, on the lilo prompt type linux single. You will get >into the system without password. > >The change your password using passwd command. > >press ctl-D > >Kapil Sethi >System Administrator >BharatConnect Ltd. >Ph: 011-6430987 > >================================================ >To subscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe in subject header >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject >header >Archives are available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org >================================================= > > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more See Dave Matthews Band live or win a signed guitar http://r.lycos.com/r/bmgfly_mail_dmb/http://win.ipromotions.com/lycos_020201/splash.asp ================================================ To subscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe in subject header To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header Archives are available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org =================================================