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Subject: Re: How to Reset a Forgotten Root Password
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>   then you should be able to boot up into single user mode
>   with "boot -s" and change the password.
> 
>   You'll need to type "boot -s" at the secondary boot prompt
>   (asks to press "any key" for another command ;)

In linux lilo.conf you could prevent this by putting a password on this
bot option to "root" It sure is nice to have the option, but I feel a
little insecure letting this door wide opten for everyone w/ access to
the machine. Q: can this be protected?

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