Bill Piety wrote:
>
> What a scary thread this is. I never realized it could be so easy to
> take control of someone's Linux box. Or did I miss a key element of the
> discussion? Why even have a password at all?
>
Bill, you have to be physically at that machine AND you have to NOT have
the CMOS activate the password option or the partition must not be
encryted. There is all types of ways to secure your machine. Chances are
better than none that this individual in question has their system set
up as a "default" installation.
Everyone knows that unless you buy something that guarantees security
right out of the box, more than likely you will have to tweak the
settings to get it that way yourself.
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