Re: [LI] Linux password security

[Sharad Joshi <sharadj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Soumyanath Chatterjee wrote:

+ I understand anyone can log-in into a linux machine by giving *linux single*
+ at lilo prompt. In that case user is allowed to login as root in single user
+ mode.
+ 
+ Is it possible to disable the boot time single user mode log-in.
                    ^^^^^^^
Can't say, but password protection can be enabled for booting in this
mode. See man lilo.conf for this under the description for 'restricted'
and 'password'.

But the point is, if anyone has physical access to the machine, what stops
him/her from booting it with a boot floppy and then cribbing?

Sharad.
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