Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:45:19 +0100 From: VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> To: "Olivier Nicole" <on@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: jerrymc@msu.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Password Security Message-ID: <2cd0a0da0611230145j3b5f42cfg7b9025236a91e7a3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200611230914.kAN9E2GW065034@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <2cd0a0da0611211941iae07787q3f433fb2c8ab1f22@mail.gmail.com> <20061122163317.GC50939@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <2cd0a0da0611230056l15bfccaamb3ed3d439e2786b8@mail.gmail.com> <200611230914.kAN9E2GW065034@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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On 11/23/06, Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> wrote: > > > And how can one into the System by booting from a CD if it still > > requires the Password even in Single User mode? > > Booting from CD, floppy or hard disk is slected at BIOS level. > > Booting in single or multi user mode is at Operating system level. > > Booting is in the following order: > > 1) BIOS select what medium to boot from > > 2) the operating system boot from the selected medium > > So when it comes to the Single user password, itis already at stage 2) > it has passed the stage 1 (booting from hard disk ofr CD) without > password. > > Olivier > So, it means, that I should take the following steps 1. Password on BIOS 2. Change the order of booting i.e. When system is installed and working once, then I just the change the Booting FIRST from HardDisk. 3. Put the password on Single User mode. So, what more? Do you people think that I have got somehow security barrier for unauthorized access? -- Thanks! BR / vj
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