On Fre, Nov 16, 2001 at 05:48:11PM +0100, Ralf Dreibrodt wrote: > you have just another definition of root.
no. we don't have any user concept there. > you mean the user with the id 0. this user is really not able to do > this. but root after my definition can hit the reset-button, put in a > cdrom and boot from the cdrom. root does also have access to a remote link. so does the attacker. the linux system doesn't have any mean of whom exactly is changing the cdrom. there's an abstraction layer to identify you with, typically, a password in the system. this stuff is stored on easy-to-modificate media. you must have a proection in the kernel in a secure environment and even then it's not secure. > as long as you booted the "normal" way. of course. but, how dou you wanna change it? > btw: is there anything similar to the international kernel patch for > linux 2.4.x? dunno. openwall and stealth patch also don't work on 2.4.x...
