From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 22 03:56:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B8DE16A407 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:56:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rmeek@rem1tech.com) Received: from mail.rem1tech.com (aries.rem1tech.com [72.232.211.186]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CFAB43D46 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:56:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rmeek@rem1tech.com) Received: (qmail 95261 invoked by uid 89); 22 Nov 2006 03:56:56 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.0 ppid: 94266, pid: 94342, t: 0.0130s scanners: attach: 1.2.0 clamav: 0.88.6/m:41/d:2187 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (rmeek@rem1tech.com@72.232.211.187) by mail.rem1tech.com with ESMTPA; 22 Nov 2006 03:56:56 -0000 Received: from rrcs-67-79-176-182.se.biz.rr.com (rrcs-67-79-176-182.se.biz.rr.com [67.79.176.182]) by secure.rem1tech.com (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:56:56 -0500 Message-ID: <20061121225656.21bkd9htlw0c0os4@secure.rem1tech.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:56:56 -0500 From: "Russell E. Meek" To: VeeJay References: <2cd0a0da0611211941iae07787q3f433fb2c8ab1f22@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2cd0a0da0611211941iae07787q3f433fb2c8ab1f22@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.3) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Password Security X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:56:57 -0000 Quoting VeeJay : > Hi > > I need to secure my data and server. Any advice will be highly appreciated= . > > I am going to place my FreeBSD server at a shared place? > > I am just afraid that any unauthorized person might boot machine in single > user mode and steal the data? > How can I make my Server secure that if if boots in single user mode, it > still demands the password and without password one cannot do anything? > or make it possible that booting in Single user mode, doesn't provide any > shell? > > Thanks in advance > > -- > > BR / vj > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" BR, Edit /etc/ttys and look for this: # If console is marked "insecure", then init will ask for the root =20 password when going to single-user mode. console none unknown off secure Change