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Re: Getting root on Linux

Hi,
	[snipped non-Debian addresses off]
>>"Brian" == Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com> writes:

Brian> Can we adjust LILO to ship with the password enabled by
Brian> default, then? Presumably it can be set to requires password
Brian> with no password being set so that it is simply impossible to
Brian> boot with parameters without manually setting a password (or
Brian> disabling it).

	I am all for security, generally, but I think that the
 requirement for the password should not be set unless the password
 has been set by the user. (I would hate it if on upgradng LILO, I
 can't get back into my machine when things fail).

	You can't ram security down peoples throats. Also, security is
 always a matter of trade offs, and we should think carefully before
 assuming what tradeoffs are ``right''. 

	The lilo config should mention this in loud, screaming banner
 headlines, maybe. But systems should not ship such that the customer
 can't get to the machine after misconfiguring xdm.

	Also, this level of security may not be required in many
 cases, for dial-up machines in peoples homes (if you get to my
 keyboard, data security is least of my worries).

	I would suggest we modfy liloconfig to ask for, and set, a
 password, if the user so wishes, but never to require a password with
 no password provided.

	manoj
-- 
 I can't drive 55.
Manoj Srivastava               <url:mailto:srivasta@acm.org>
Mobile, Alabama USA            <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>


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