-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/10/08 16:34, postid wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: [snip] >> >> Edit the kernel command line, add init=/bin/sh >> When the kernel boots, instead of runing /bin/init, it will run /bin/sh >> and give you a shell, no password required. > > Isn't this a bit of a security breach? Anyone booting my laptop would > have potential access to my files. Would a person using this shell have > root privileges?
Physical access to the box trumps all forms of electronic protection. Even encryption, if the person who wants to crack your system gets to it soon enough after a cold shutdown, and has the proper hardware. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended by the kni-ife." Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH1gN1S9HxQb37XmcRAjh/AKCCIGhL53//+nD7GqaATmHAyshYigCg2fzb 7OktWrDY4ikBAbJHOFFJl9s= =AgZt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
