Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:03:12 -0600 From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz> To: Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: protecting loader Message-ID: <20031204220312.GC15894@npkfbsd> In-Reply-To: <20031204141547.T598@genisis> References: <20031204141547.T598@genisis>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:20:07PM -0500, Dru wrote: > > 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 tried placing "/boot/loader -n" in "/boot.config", but it didn't make a > difference. > > Dru If I understand your question, you could put the following line in your /boot/loader.conf file: autoboot_delay="0" I think this will effectively prevent users from interrupting the loader to make changes. Just make sure that you have some other way to boot the system, such as a floppy, in case you later run into problems. Nathan -- gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49 [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/z68gO0ZIEthSfkkRAiDXAJ9pYgae6Ef1BL1goKAdKgEw1191hQCgtJFI RG6fDATmwXPQ4V3d870bwOc= =d7n1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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