On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:22:27PM -0600, Tim Sandquist wrote: > >Actually, on Redhat there is no password for single-user mode. At least there >wasn't on 6.0. One of the (many) reasons I switched to debian. Having no >password on single-user mode is just plain wrong. > This is a security issue, as is the physical security of a box. I mean what good is a firewall if someone can walk up to a box and stick a floppy in and reboot and have root. In reality if someone can reboot and do linux single they can probably stick in a boot disk just the same. -- Ben Lutgens cell: 612.670.4789 Sistina Software Inc. worl: 612.379.3951 Code Monkey Support (A.K.A. System Administrator) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 230 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20001122/cb5c1d24/attachment.pgp