Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 12:41:14 -0400 From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> To: Mr D Whitehead (Ext 2703) <davew@sees.bangor.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: FreeBSD Security Problem? Message-ID: <9504121641.AA07111@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <9326.9504121533@sol.sees.bangor.ac.uk> References: <9326.9504121533@sol.sees.bangor.ac.uk>
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<<On Wed, 12 Apr 1995 16:33:28 +0100 (BST), Mr D Whitehead (Ext 2703) <davew@sees.bangor.ac.uk> said: > One ancient and major problem seems to exist (unless I have missed > something or it has already been altered) and that is the reboot to > single user. No password, nothing, just a root shell to do with as > you wish. >From /etc/ttys: ------------------------------------ # This entry needed for asking password when init goes to single-user mode # If you want to be asked for password, change "secure" to "insecure" here console none unknown off secure ------------------------------------ -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant
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