From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 15 03:40:33 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id DAA19743 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 03:40:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from e45.it.ki.se (e45.it.ki.se [130.237.98.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA19733 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 03:40:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Uno.Fors@mip.ki.se) Received: from UnoFors.mip.ki.se (demopc1.mip.ki.se [130.237.112.26]) by e45.it.ki.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA13299 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:37:59 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19971215124222.0073e93c@mbox.ki.se> X-Sender: unofor@mbox.ki.se X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:42:24 +0100 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Uno Fors Subject: reject to boot Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We have a serious problem in that someone from outside revealed the root password and "tookover" the machine. When we try to boot from diskette it goes to stop with a black screen before it comes to the menu with choices. Do you have any idea on what could have caused this. Can the intruder have made any change to the kernel or something so that the system is unabled to boot from diskette??? Kindest regards Uno Fors _________________________________________________________________ Uno Fors, PhD, DDS Karolinska Institute Dept of Medical Informatics and Educational Development (MIP) S-171 77 Stockholm SWEDEN Tel: +46-8-728 71 31 Fax: +46-8-33 68 26 E-Mail: Uno.Fors@mip.ki.se