Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 11:14:23 -0700 From: Craig Cowen <craig@allmaui.com> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su change? Message-ID: <3ACA12FF.F4000B95@allmaui.com> References: <005401c0bc63$7cb36650$0202a8c0@majorzoot> <001f01c0bc68$681a2b20$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <20010403140935.F9618@pir.net>
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FALSE! If you have the boot prom set not to allow booting from cdrom, you're bummin' Peter Radcliffe wrote: > Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> probably said: > > Just consider your friend lucky - doing similar things to the root account > > on any enterprise UNIX (UnixWare, Solaris, AIX) could require a complete > > reinstall - especially if it's running C2-level security. > > False. > > Solaris, certainly, would just require booting from cdrom, mounting / > and editing the password file. > > P. > > -- > pir pir@pir.net pir@net.tufts.edu > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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