Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 23:03:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a way to prompt for boot device? Message-ID: <199709210503.XAA25758@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199709202124.XAA18194@bitbox.follo.net> References: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970919174919.20260V-100000@mail.cdsnet.net> <199709200219.WAA13122@smoke.marlboro.vt.us> <19970920130551.DB36336@uriah.heep.sax.de> <199709202124.XAA18194@bitbox.follo.net>
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> > > at least in 2.2.2, boot -a works only if you have the kernel > > > configured with "swap generic", which i think is not generally > It is a minor security breach - it would e.g. allow somebody with > physical access to boot from a floppy[1] even if the machine isn't > set up to do so from the BIOS. You can do that now, w/out swap generic. If you're that paranoid about security, do what I did and disable booting off anything but the standard kernel. If someone spams your, then *you* can go re-enable floppy boot and boot off a fixit floppy. Nate
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