Why don't you have a look in the startup scripts and instead of running
the shell run sulogin instead?
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Shaun Cloherty wrote:
> Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 11:51:00 +1100
> From: Shaun Cloherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Securing run level 1?
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> Martin wrote:
>
> > you can password protect LILO, so that no options can be passed at the
> > prompt without supplying the password...
>
> Storing a password in clear text in /etc/lilo.conf seems like the worst
> possible solution. Even if I 'chmod 0600 /etc/lilo.conf' I have complete
> faith in the ability of a determined undergraduate student, with copious
> amounts of spare time, to find a way to subvert the file permissions. Hence
> gaining the 'boot time' password, booting in single user mode and wreaking
> havoc on the world at large.
>
> Perhaps I could add the password option to lilo.conf, run lilo, then remove
> the password option... does lilo store the password on the MBR? If so, is it
> encrypted?
>
>
> > you will also want to password protect the bios to prevent people from
> > booting off floppies etc. and bypassing your security
>
> Yes, this is our current policy.
>
> Shaun
>
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> Shaun Cloherty
> Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
> University of New South Wales
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