On Friday 14 March 2003 6:58 am, Han Boetes wrote:
> Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > That's a local exploit. I can think of a few other local
> > > ``exploits'' as well, like booting in single user mode.
> >
> > ???? this is not a exploit if you can _boot_ in single user mode it's
> > mean you have acess to the hardware and if you have access we cannot
> > do anything of security for you.
>
> Ahem, you are right. :)
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> # Han
I disagree, i don't think that if you go into single user mode that you should
be root. You should still have to log in. The argument that someone has
physical access to your computer thus making it your problem and not an
exploit is IMHO fallacious. No one should be able to get root that easily.
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