Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 10:11:57 +1000 (EST) From: clary@elec.uq.oz.au (Clary Harridge) To: smace@metal-mail.neosoft.com (Scott Mace) Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DISKLESS users become root Message-ID: <9504270012.AA10823@s1.elec.uq.oz.au> In-Reply-To: <199504261521.JAA01305@metal.ops.neosoft.com> from "Scott Mace" at Apr 26, 95 09:21:20 am
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> > I think if you make console in /etc/ttys be insecure, it will solve > you problem. This is require the root password to go into single > user mode. Without this, the console is a very insecure place... > > Scott Thanks Scott but No I am afraid that is not the problem. Whether the console is secure or insecure makes no difference. init receives the SIGINT and prompts for a shell only It as if the define "SECURE" was undefined during the build of /sbin/init but I can see that it is defined in the Makefile. -- regards Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Clary Harridge University of Queensland, QLD, Australia, 4072 Phone: +61-7-365-3636 Fax: +61-7-365-4999 INTERNET: clary@elec.uq.oz.au
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