But whatever encryption you provide, anyone with access to the hardware is capable of destroying your data. The operating system security is only about cutting off 'soft' attacks on the system.
On 5/13/08, Rahul Sundaram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > senthilraja P wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I installed edubuntu fiesty, and later on forgot the password. In a > guess, > > i tried in recovery mode, and i got the shell prompt. I attempted to edit > > the passwd and shadow file, and to my surprise i was able to update it. > > Then later on i rebooted and logged in normal way. > > > > now i am wondering, that the security of the system would be compromised. > > > > is ubuntu devised in such a way? Or is there any other way to protect the > > system? > > If you have physical access to the system, the only real security is to > encrypt your filesystem. IIRC, this is supported during installation. > > Rahul > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
