Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:35:10 -0500 From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> To: warrior@mailbox.riga.lv Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root password Message-ID: <20020315213510.C40973@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <200203160222.g2G2MYk30470@smtp.delfi.lv>; from warrior@mailbox.riga.lv on Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 02:22:34AM %2B0000 References: <200203160222.g2G2MYk30470@smtp.delfi.lv>
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On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 02:22:34AM +0000, warrior@mailbox.riga.lv wrote: > Is the any way to secure FreeBSD if an intruder HAS the access to *Reset* button > and theres no passwords on booting/etc? (Let's consider this option) > so, the following combination wouldn't work: > > *reset* > boot -s > mount -u / > mount -a > passwd root > exit > > Thanks. > This is in the handbook section 7.5.2. mike -- ___________________________________________________________ "YOU WERE RIGHT POKEY! GLOOMY GLORIA WAS A WITCH!" - Little Girl from "POKEY WAS CORRECT" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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