RE: [ILUG] security!

From: Guest, Ken (kengu at domain credo.ie)
Date: Tue 25 May 1999 - 11:21:30 IST

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# From: Sean McGrath [mailto:sean at domain hdl.ie]
# Sent: 25 May 1999 11:05
# To: Diarmaid O'Loughlin
# Cc: ilug at domain linux.ie
# Subject: Re: [ILUG] security!
#
#
# Diarmaid O'Loughlin wrote:
# >
# > On LILO's boot: prompt if you type 'linux single' (I
# think, I saw it in a
# > book anyway) You start linin in single user mode! As root!
# How can you
# > stop this! Is's a tiny bit of a security problem me thinks.
#
# lilo can also have a password.
# bios password.
#

But the bios password is so simple to get around....

Ken

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