Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:03:12 -0600 From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz> To: Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: protecting loader Message-ID: <20031204220312.GC15894@npkfbsd> In-Reply-To: <20031204141547.T598@genisis> References: <20031204141547.T598@genisis>
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--LkL3iLkxWcC48rNm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 02:20:07PM -0500, Dru wrote: >=20 > Is there a way to prevent a user from bypassing loader and > loading/unloading stuff at the OK prompt? (other than physical security > measures) >=20 > I tried placing "/boot/loader -n" in "/boot.config", but it didn't make a > difference. >=20 > Dru If I understand your question, you could put the following line in your /boot/loader.conf file: autoboot_delay=3D"0" I think this will effectively prevent users from interrupting the loader to make changes. Just make sure that you have some other way to boot the system, such as a floppy, in case you later run into problems. Nathan --=20 gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49 --LkL3iLkxWcC48rNm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/z68gO0ZIEthSfkkRAiDXAJ9pYgae6Ef1BL1goKAdKgEw1191hQCgtJFI RG6fDATmwXPQ4V3d870bwOc= =d7n1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LkL3iLkxWcC48rNm--
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