Re: Entering without a password...

[Andreas Kahari <ak+openbsd@freeshell.org>]

On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 02:28:31PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just read a small write-up at:
> http://monkey.org/openbsd/FUQ/administartion/resetrootpasswd.html
> 
> It outlines how a user can get in if s/he has forgoten the root password.
> Isn't it risky? so if someone has physical access to a machine they can
> easily get in.
> 
> Is there anyway to override this behaviour?
> Then we can make a machine super secure by having a box without a floppy
> disk or a CD-ROM drive.


Read the init(8) manual.


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