Quoting aurelio marinho jargas - ctba ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > is it correct?
> > > password in the maintance mode?
> > I think yes. Every new distribution (e. g. suse) uses a password even in single
> > user mode - otherwise it's too easy to access the system without a password...
> > (It still easy if floppy or CD booting isn't disabled or the bios not password
> > protected)
> and if someone change the root's password without i know
> (silly me...)
Then install a password on his bank account and watch what happens when
he tries to withdraw some money...
> i'll have to use that boring rescue disk to change the
> password, or in a best way, (if i have one stored somewhere
> i can never remember) that tomsrbt or something disk?
Security is never easy. You have to protect the machine against someone
getting root rights without you knowing. To achieve this, you must make
sure that no one can boot the machine without entering a password.
If a co-worker really changes the password for root, then he must tell
you. Otherwise, you have to enter the BIOS (which must be password
protected), enable booting from floppy and boot from the rescue disk.
Since this disk is the same for all computers, it shouldn't be a problem
to create and keep one where you can find it when you need it :-)
--
Dipl. Inf. (FH) Aaron "Optimizer" Digulla Assistent im BIKS Labor, FB WI
"(to) optimize: Make a program faster by FH Konstanz, Brauneggerstr. 55
improving the algorithms rather than by Tel:+49-7531-206-514
buying a faster machine." EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
You are currently subscribed to linuxconf as: [[email protected]]
To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
