On Saturday 27 August 2005 07:27, Dave Feustel wrote: > On Saturday 27 August 2005 06:07, JSD wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I have a big root access problem. If someone has physical > > access to my OpenBSD box, than he/she can swith into single > > user mode (-s) and can change the password of root. It is a > > big problem for me and I would like to password protect this > > single user mode or to totally disable this function but I > > don't know how. > > Is anyone here who solved this problem? Please help, thanks! > > > > Jaya Sri > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > [freemail] extra 1GB-os postafiskkal, Vnnek mar van? http://freemail.hu > > In your bios, you should be able to set a boot password which will prevent > booting until the password is given. > > In addition, if you have a laptop, youshould be able to also set a disk > password > which will also prevent booting until it is given. > > Finally, you should be able in the bios to disable booting > from any device but the hard disk containing the operating system.
I forgot to mention that there is also a master bios password that, when set. will permit the system to boot after the boot password is given, but will disable making any changes to the bios without first entering the master password. > Dave Feustel > -- > Tired of having to defend against Malware? > (You know: trojans, viruses, SPYWARE, ADWARE, > KEYLOGGERS, rootkits, worms and popups) > Then Switch to OpenBSD with a KDE desktop!!! > > -- Tired of having to defend against Malware? (You know: trojans, viruses, SPYWARE, ADWARE, KEYLOGGERS, rootkits, worms and popups) Then Switch to OpenBSD with a KDE desktop!!!
