vi /etc/lilo.conf

Add the following line (maybe on the top)

     password=whatever_you_want
Close lilo.conf and run 
     lilo -v

Restart and there u r..

regards
Pinku


--- M Rizwaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HI,
> 
> I forgot my password yesterday, I restarted linux
> and went for 'Linux 1', 
> after that I could easily change my password. How
> easy, but isn't it a 
> security flaw? Could you please advise me on
> preventing unauthorized login, 
> and forcing password authentication on single user
> mode. Thanks for your 
> help.
> 
> Yours truly,
> Rizwaan.
>
_________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at
> http://www.hotmail.com.
> 
> Share information about yourself, create your own
> public profile at 
> http://profiles.msn.com.
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------
> The mailing list archives are available at
> http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/wilma/LIH


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf!  It's FREE.
http://im.yahoo.com/

----------------------------------------------
Find out more about this and other Linux India 
mailing lists at http://lists.linux-india.org/

Reply via email to