I don't "get" this thread. Listen, if I am malicious, I could buy a
hammer/sledgehammer/crowbar/etc for a few bucks that would stop any system
not in it's own secure room. Allowing physical access is inherently risky.
This is a no-brainer.
----- Original Message -----
From: CH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: forgot root password
> > LILO has the option of password protecting boot options, or command line
> > options to a boot entry. The second option will require a password to
> > use linux single, linux init=/bin/bash, etc... This still doesn't stop
> > someone with a boot disk. (This is one reason why computer rooms have
> > locks on the doors...) The only way to have security is to control
> > physical access to the system.
>
>
> Sounds to me it would need some work to prevent that because not all
> computers have it's own room.
>
> CH
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