hi! I was wondering about the rationale of allowing anyone to easily boot root (by adding the 'single' parameter to the kernel command line with grub).
While I can understand it on a server, which must be physically protected to be really secure, IMO it is pretty bad on workstations. I know that with some knowledge and perseverance, one can anyway get root access (Live CD, or if BIOS locked or no CD drive, open the box, take the drive), but here, with the 'single' parameter, it is an easy and discrete open door *out of the box*. IMO this is pretty bad security. Nicolas -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
