Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:51:03 -0500 (EST) From: Spike <spork@startrekmail.com> To: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> Cc: root@isis.dynip.com, stuyman@confusion.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fw: HELP!!!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902072149310.307-100000@PigStuy.nws.net> In-Reply-To: <199902080248.VAA04082@lakes.dignus.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Sun, 7 Feb 1999, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > > > Is there a way to keep people from doing this who aren't supposed to? Like if I set up a BSD box in a library and someone knows how to do that, is there a way to stop them? (Or do I just put a password on the BIOS so they can't reboot fully?) > > > > I seem to recall there was a method for password protecting > single user mode... I'm not sure if it's in FreeBSD or not... > That is, to enter single user mode required the root password (which > sorta defeats the purpose of the original question.) In order to require a password for single user mode, you can set the line in /etc/ttys that begins with "console" to insecure. > > But - barring some mechanism like that; there's no way. > > And, even if you had that mechanism - presumably that person who > knows how do to this also knows (or can deduce) how to make a bootable > floppy that would get around any protection you offered. Except, perhaps > password protection at the BIOS level. > > - Dave Rivers - > > > root@isis.dynip.com wrote: > > > > > On 7 Feb, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > > >> > > > >> We are a small ISP in NW Arkansas, at one of our customers sites we have installed a FreeBSD server as their firewall, www proxy and mail server. As you can see from the attachment below we made a mistake and gave them the root password. Do you have any suggestions on recovering the root password short of re-installing the system. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes - > > > > > > > > You can boot the system in single user mode (type "-s" no quotes > > > > at the boot prompt.) > > > > > > > > From there, you can set the root password. > > > > > > > > You'll need to: > > > > > > > > mount -u / > > > > mount /usr > > > > passwd root > > > > > > > > > > > You forgot to tel him > > > NEVER give away your ROOT password, even to your mother. > > > infact, never give away any password, on the net, be paranoid. > > > Never know WHO ?? is watching. examples ,,, > > > > > > NSA (LEAST OF YOUR CONCERN IF NOT DOING SOMETHING REALLY BAD) > > > Hackers.com > > > etc,,,, > > > > > > hussssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > Windows 98: n. > > useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and > > a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system > > originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit > > company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. > > http://stuy.debate.net > > icq #7434346 aol imer E1101 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -Spike Gronim sporkl@ix.netcom.com The majority only rules those who let them. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNr5RKp31G6IEwnwxAQGs2wQAylCVs+0qHsm2yiwz21dSAWHqs6dhauwK ovj5Dug0+gGbhFieP7ANOE+/91ycWiiN1uWgX3tB0t8XEdywi/xihLkD/QF8mDtK L0jeY1fz2UTh+IpjnocFoKNCDUu4FPoInCStueUt0RskSEIPOq56TNTglxq8fDUH IuevTC5gPvE= =d4P9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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