On Thu, 19 Mar 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I can't have it boot straight into Linux because it also runs
> windows95. The problem is that the console is in an open lab and anyone
> could reboot and use linux single to gain root privs and I'm trying to
> remove this giant security hole. Can anyone help? I'd rather not have
> to play with the lilo or the kernel source, but if that's the only way
> to do it I will.
> Thanks,
> Craig
>
Giving physical access to the machine is GRANDDADDY of all security holes.
It does not matter what you do, if someone can open the cover they can do
anything they want. For that matter they could just steal the box.
Saying that having lilo stop at the boot prompt is a giant security hole
is a STUPID statment!!
Having said that do what was suggested before (comment out the prompt
directive in /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo) and you will have no more
boot prompt. You could also passwd protect lilo but then only you would
be able to boot.
Hope this helps.
......Tom "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."
Unix IS user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
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