[Bug 21994] Re: Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password
I created a workaround for this: http://jhansonxi.blogspot.com/2010/12/slightly-less-open-ubuntu-recovery-mode.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21994 Title: Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 21994] Re: Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password
I think we should answer some security questions to Recovery Mode before you are granted 'root' access the first user (the person who installed the operating system) could fill in the details upon installation. e.g Mothers Maiden Name? Last School Attended -- Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 21994] Re: Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password
Booting with init=/bin/sh could be prevented by a bootloader password. You have in fact just given an excellent example of why a bootloader password is required if you are in an environment where this issue matters; init=/bin/sh completely bypasses any protection we might apply to recovery mode. In the absence of such an environment where presumably there is local help at hand if necessary, we feel that it is far better to provide an escape hatch in case users lock themselves out of their own computers by mistake. Given physical access, as has already been noted on this bug, there are changes beyond our control that would be needed to prevent this in any case. -- Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 21994] Re: Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password
How do you boot with init=/bin/sh ? Couldn't it be prohibited by administrator? Most computer's BIOS lets you restrict which media can be used for boot. What is the point to ask password when normal user logs in Ubuntu, if you can log in as root without a password? -- Booting in recovery mode must ask for a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
