That's right. The complete story is that I would like to protect it from my nasty family. :) They should know the BIOS password to restart my machine when I am away from home but I wouldn't like them to reach single user mode. Thanks for your advice, I think the best way is to edit /etc/ttys and set a BIOS user password for them. Jaya Sri
John Kintaro Tate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mrta: > Edit /etc/ttys and remove the secure option and disable booting from > CD/Floppy and set a BIOS password so to change the BIOS you need > authentication. Boot authentication is another option however it > becomes a pain in the arse when you are away from home and the power > goes out, hence your server gets knocked offline until someone enters > a password. > > Simple enough, > John. > > On 8/27/05, JSD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > > > > -- > John Kintaro Tate > Mobile: 0413 348 815 (Yep, old number, but I have a new phone) > > Attention all Internet users, is life getting you down? Are you so > happy you could chainsaw an innocent bystander and LAUGH? Do you > believe in God? Do you not believe in God? Have you found yourself > stranded on prehistoric Earth for 5 years? If so, if you do anything > at all there are people who care at the Kintaro Labs Forum, join now > and after you reach 50 posts you get a free OpenBSD shell account! > http://labs.kintaro.noobify.com > > Personal Website: http://kintaro.noobify.com > _______________________________________________________________________ [freemail] extra 1GB-os postafiskkal, Vnnek mar van? http://freemail.hu
