Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 10:06:22 +0000 (GMT) From: Aled Morris <aledm@relay-europe.ps.net> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov> Cc: spaz@u.washington.edu, FreeBSD-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD on SCHOOL SYSTEMS???? Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9501051015.A10438-0100000@relay-europe.ps.net> In-Reply-To: <199501041631.AA252817119@yarmouth.fsl.noaa.gov>
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On Wed, 4 Jan 1995, Sean Kelly wrote: > John> How do you keep folks from sticking a boot disk in; > John> logging in as root, and spamming the whole system? > > With careful selection of PC BIOS. When I worked at a University we gave up on the idea of putting the machines in public rooms - not just because of boot-disk hackers, but simply because they had access to the power switch! I believe the current biggest threat is SIMM theft. Aled -- aledm@relay-europe.ps.net | tel +44 973 207987 Perot Systems Europe Ltd. | fax +44 181 476 2419
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