senthilraja P wrote:
Hi,
I installed edubuntu fiesty, and later on forgot the password. In a guess,
i tried in recovery mode, and i got the shell prompt. I attempted to edit
the passwd and shadow file, and to my surprise i was able to update it.
Then later on i rebooted and logged in normal way.
now i am wondering, that the security of the system would be compromised.
is ubuntu devised in such a way? Or is there any other way to protect the
system?
If you have physical access to the system, the only real security is to
encrypt your filesystem. IIRC, this is supported during installation.
Rahul
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