Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 20:07:53 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Lloyd Rennie <lloyd@vbc.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Passwording boot loader. (fwd) Message-ID: <200006051907.UAA00820@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Lloyd Rennie <lloyd@vbc.net> of "Mon, 05 Jun 2000 17:10:02 BST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006051709160.12692-100000@brunel.uk1.vbc.net>
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> Forgot CC on reply... > > -- > Lloyd Rennie VBCnet GB Ltd lloyd@vbc.net > tel +44 (0) 117 929 1316 http://www.vbc.net fax +44 (0) 117 927 2015 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:02:28 +0100 > From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> > To: Lloyd Rennie <lloyd@vbc.net> > Subject: Re: Passwording boot loader. > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 04:49:24PM +0100, Lloyd Rennie wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > > > > There appears to be some code in the /boot/support.4th file to force > > > the user to enter a password at kernel load time. Does anyone know > > > enough forth to tell me how to activate it? > > > > > > I've got Sony picking up my laptop any minute now and I want to > > > disable FreeBSD :( > > > > If it's dual-boot, drop into Windoze and > > > > sys c: > > > > This will overwrite the MBR, and only Windows will bo bootable. When you > > get it back you'll have to boot it with a bootdisk and rewrite it. > > Thanks Lloyd, I've done just that with sysinstall. ***SHUDDER*** <boss> Here's anotherone... dodgy keyboard. <engineer> Hmm, looks like he hasn't allocated loads of his disk. I'll just....... > Joe > -- > Josef Karthauser FreeBSD: How many times have you booted today? > Technical Manager Viagra for your server (http://www.uk.freebsd.org) > Pavilion Internet plc. [joe@pavilion.net, joe@uk.freebsd.org, joe@tao.org.uk] -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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