[Bug 326473] Re: Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password
Thanks for submitting this bug in efforts to help improve Ubuntu. This is a feature not a bug. There are several reasons that this is available to you in the grub menu. If you want to add a little more security you can edit your /boot/grub/menu.lst file and comment out the recovery mode (Which I'm not recommending to you), and then set a grub password by following several tutorials available in the forums. Thanks for your time. Chris ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326473 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 326473] Re: Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password
I am astonished that this problem is reported so often and still unattented. Of course physical access to a machine makes it easy for an intruder to access and change your files. But still it should not be made to easy. Otherwise why are there passwords anyway for people who access the machine locally in the first place. Of course this is made so that it is not to easy. This should also apply for the recovery mode. -- Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326473 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 326473] Re: Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password
Is there any way to make this "feature" more transparent to new users? If a user takes the same precautions securing an Ubuntu machine as they would a Windows machine, they would completely miss this. I know I sure did, and I work in IT. -- Recovery Mode allows full root access without a password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326473 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
