On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 09:46:03AM +0000, Satish Iyer wrote: > Hi, > I am new user of Debian Gnu/Linux. I have > successfully setup and started using the system (my > understanding and knowledge grows day by day). > To my current understanding security seems to be a > major drawback of gnu/linux systems.(How else can you > explain such gaping holes?).
_Ayy_ computer system that does not encrypt everything is vulnerable once you have access to the computer itself. > I am also inherently suspicious of anything that goes > by "free" (Please try to convince me otherwise). > As I see it an adminstrator has his task cut out for > him to ensure the security and confidentiality of the > organization. (Gnu/Linux doesn't make things easy in > this crucial aspect!). The first thing to do is to put a lock on the server room door. If this is not possible, there's little a system administrator can do. Frank > Is there a gnu/linux community concerned with these > issues? > Regards, > Satish > --- Hugh Saunders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar > 08, 2003 at 04:41:36PM -0800, Carla > > Schroder wrote: > > > Well here's a good one, is there a way to get into > > a system when > > > you've lost the root password? Without a CD or > > boot floppy? Used to be > > > you could pass in "init=/bin/sh" from LILO, and > > work some /etc/shadow > > > magic. (like copy the hashed root password from a > > different system) > > > But GRUB is different... > > I just tried that from GRUB [selected the menu item > > hit 'e' to edit on > > the kernel line appened init=/bin/sh then 'b' to > > boot] hey-presto no > > flippin password needed! and there was me thinking > > my laptop was almost > > secure!! > > > > how can i prevent this from working? > > [apart from bios password] > > > > hugh > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. > visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
