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Date:      Wed, 01 Nov 2000 03:25:37 GMT
From:      "Some Person" <ntvsunix@hotmail.com>
To:        abc@bsdi.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Securing boot -s and disabling CNTRL-ALT-DEL...
Message-ID:  <F2267yK0lBMnPr2TsUV0000614a@hotmail.com>

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Doh! Thanks so much, sorry for such a dumb question. This is so great!

>
>Unless the network is lying to me again, Some Person said:
>
> > Is there a way to secure the console of a FreeBSD box from someone
> > rebooting, weather they pull the plug or CNTRL-ALT-DEL (if not disabled) 
>and
> > issuing a boot -s without having complete root access in single user 
>mode
> > with not password prompt?
>
>sure... in /etc/ttys, read the part about "console" and the "secure"
>keyword.
>
>AlanC

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