On Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:30 PM [GMT+0530=IST],
Sharninder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> restricted
>> password=master
>>
>
> this is not what i wanted ... anyone can bypass lilo by using their
> own copy of lilo from a floppy or something ... what i want is that
> even if someone knows the lilo password the kernel does'nt take the
> "single" parameter ... the kernel never goes to single user mode ...

Dude, hasn't it occured to you that if somebody can boot in from a
floppy, he can load whatever kernel he likes onto that floppy as well,
and then mount whatever partitions he wants from there?

There is no substitute for physical security.

    srs



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