A bios password is totally useless. Bioses can be reset in different ways.
Either by removing the battery and putting it back, or if the battery is
soldered on the MB, by removing and putting back the bios chip. Some MB's
have jumpers to reset a bios.....
Absolute security for a PC is .... inexistant
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: Ripcrd6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Login & passwords
> Here's a thought for you. What if somebody comes in and steals your PC.
> I have a password on my BIOS so if some Ba*tard steals it, all he gets is
a
> doorstop. Maybe if someone knows what they are doing they could clear
> this, but I want to make it damn difficult. I had my house broke into
> last year and they took a VCR, TV and camcorder. I doubt they saw my PC
> in the other room and the dog probably woke up by then, but the neighbor
> across the street lost tons of stuff.
>
> My point, if we all used passwords on PCs like we put locks on our houses,
> those lowlifes would have less motivation to steal our stuff. /*rant off
> Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Salts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> >Hi, list;
> >
> >When only one person ever uses their own computer and they want Linux
> >installed, is it _really_necessary_ for these people to have to login, &
> >give a password to get into their own computer if no one else ever uses
> it?
> > Is there some means that an individual user can get out of having to do
> this?
> >
>
>
