Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 11:03:27 -0700 From: Gary Palmer (FreeBSD/ARM Team) <gpalmer@freefall.cdrom.com> To: Mr D Whitehead (Ext 2703) <davew@sees.bangor.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Problem? Message-ID: <19297.797709807@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Apr 95 16:33:28 BST." <9326.9504121533@sol.sees.bangor.ac.uk>
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In message <9326.9504121533@sol.sees.bangor.ac.uk>, Mr D Whitehead writes: > Now the problem. I have been using FreeBSD (2.0R) at home (without >any problems) and also evaluating it for use at work. One ancient and major >problem seems to exist (unless I have missed something or it has already been >altered) and that is the reboot to single user. No password, nothing, just a >root shell to do with as you wish. OK I know its not a problem at home - but >just imagine the fun all our undergraduates would have with this if we put a >machine in a public area (the current suggestion is for 50). This is not a problem. You edit /etc/ttys and remove the ``secure'' keyword from the console line. This means that a root password is required when rebooting single user. Hope this helps some. Gary
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