Kevin Funk [2008-06-24 15:48 -0000]: > > I share the opinion of the reporters: it is a blatant security > > hole because nobody expects this from a linux system.
Not at all. User/root passwords do not help in *any way* to protect the system if you have local access and can reboot the machine (or take the HD out and plug it into a different computer). As Christoph pointed out, you need disk encryption for that. -- friendly-recovery drops to a root shell even when a root password is set https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220986 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
