Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:10:20 GMT From: Nate Eldredge <nge@cs.hmc.edu> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/86415: full access to machine Message-ID: <200509300710.j8U7AK7b090096@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/86415; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nate Eldredge <nge@cs.hmc.edu> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, leo411man@yahoo.com Cc: Subject: Re: i386/86415: full access to machine Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:08:39 -0700 (PDT) This isn't a bug. If you control the boot process there are any number of ways to get at the operating system without a password. This is a feature: how else would you get back into the machine if you lost the root password? The simplest, documented way to do it without any special software is just to enter "boot -s" at the loader prompt. Maintainers, you may want to close this. -- Nate Eldredge nge@cs.hmc.edu
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