In my experiance the only thing that happens when you press escape at the login screen is some machines on the network won't be visable/accesable On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, George R wrote:
> On 08/18/98 at 11:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >I was having a discussion with my ISP about Linux. He said he uses > >Windows NT because it is much more secure than Linux. He stated that > >since the source code was available that it was very unsecure. He > >mentioned something about attaining root access by downloading > >/etc/passwd and de-crypting the passwords. He bases this on a source > >called cicia.org. He said it reflected several cases of insecurity > >regarding Linux. I would like to know from a more qualified source as > >to how to respond to this. I have been using Debian for a few months > >now and thoroughly enjoy it. Not only as an operating system, but for > >the documentation and the learning experience. Thank you for your time > >and attention. > > > I know you are talking about NT vs Linux; but does anyone know how well > Win95 password protection works? It doesn't the morons made the default > configuration one where all the invader has to do is hit the ESC key to > by pass the login. What is the _first_ thing some lacking in skill > vandal would do upon seeing a login screen? "I can't get in here. > Better get rid of the evidence" as he hits the ESC key. > > Any company that makes that configuration the default isn't capable of > making a secure OS. It is beyond there mental ability. BTW, this is > still the default for Win95 OSR2. Even better, there is no obvious way > to change the default and the change takes some involved steps. > > > George > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
