Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:30:46 +0500 ( AMT ) From: ran@ran.am To: jonathan.ruxton@satin.net (Jonathan Ruxton) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot -s Message-ID: <199807160630.LAA02582@styx.aic.net> In-Reply-To: <35ACE569.284797A9@satin.net> from Jonathan Ruxton at "Jul 15, 98 06:22:49 pm"
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> Hello - I was wondering if there is an easy way to disable the -s > (single user mode) option at boot time for security reasons, to prevent > someone from changing the root password as specified in section 8.20 ( > Eek! I forgot the root password) of the FAQ? > Hi, Find console entry in /etc/ttys. You can change it from secure to insecure and when you will try to enter single-user, init will ask you to enter root's password. But much more important - never permit another come in servers room, because it isn't only way to change root's password and so on ... > Thanx in advance > > jonathan ruxton > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Ran d'Adi ran@ran.am ran@styx.aic.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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