On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:50:59PM -0600, Ben Lutgens wrote: > On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:22:27PM -0600, Tim Sandquist wrote: > > > >Actually, on Redhat there is no password for single-user mode. At least there > >wasn't on 6.0. One of the (many) reasons I switched to debian. Having no > >password on single-user mode is just plain wrong. > > > This is a security issue, as is the physical security of a box. I mean what > good is a firewall if someone can walk up to a box and stick a floppy in and > reboot and have root. In reality if someone can reboot and do linux single > they can probably stick in a boot disk just the same. > > -- > Ben Lutgens cell: 612.670.4789 > Sistina Software Inc. worl: 612.379.3951 > Code Monkey Support (A.K.A. System Administrator) Good point