Why does Linux Allow

Chuck Mead csm at lunar-linux.org
Sat Dec 20 22:00:49 UTC 2003


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Michael Schwendt wrote:
| On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:34:52 -0500, jim tate wrote:
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|>Why is it that Linux allows you to go into Linux Rescue mode
|>/mnt/sysimage and delete Root password?
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| Because anyone with physical access to the machine could disable the root
| password via other ways.
|
| You can disable booting from CD-ROM/floppy, protect your BIOS menu and
| your bootloader with a password, though, to make it a bit more difficult.

As you know none of that would matter either to someone who knows what
they're doing. In short... physical access trumps all.


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csm
Lunar Project Leader
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