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Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca> writes:

> Is there a way to prevent a user from bypassing loader and
> loading/unloading stuff at the OK prompt? (other than physical security
> measures)

I don't know, but I don't think it will help much.  It would still be
possible to come up in singler-user mode, which let the user bypass
anything you set up anyway.

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