On 11/30/05, Dick Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 30/11/05, Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > grep -vE "^root:" /etc/passwd >/etc/passwd.tmp > > mv /etc/passwd.tmp /etc/passwd > > > > grep -vE "^root:" /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.tmp > > mv /etc/shadow.tmp /etc/shadow > > > > grep -vE "^0:" /etc/group >/etc/group.tmp > > mv /etc/group.tmp /etc/group > > > > grep -vE "^0:" /etc/gshadow >/etc/gshadow.tmp > > mv /etc/gshadow.tmp /etc/gshadow > > That's a joke, isnt' it? > > -- > Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns > http://number9.hellooperator.net/ > >
I don't think so, actually its rather nice. "The ultimate root termination technique" ;) Unpractical of course because when you will need to alter any system wide settings you would be forced to reboot your machine and use the init=/bin/bash boot parameter, but for "kiosk" type setups this is quite a good tip IMHO. -- Cheers, Maxim Vexler (hq4ever). Do u GNU ?