Thanks for t his great answer. So All are that easy to change. Unless there are other precautions take to stop this.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 8:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Password Question >As for linux being able to bypass windows passwords, if it can, then its >likely the same thing would be doable from any OS that can read NTFS.. not >just linux, so you might see the same thing from freedos or any *BSD >variant in the future. > > The /etc/passwd file in Linux is just as accessible. Boot from a disk and it is easy to change or reset passwords. Most people want to have this capability however, just in case. Any resulting secureity hole is easily managed by physical security (i.e. lock up the machine). In extreme cases, one might add a BIOS password and turn off booting from CD/Floppy, however. This should work for both OS's. Jim C.
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