On 1 February 2011 07:28, vishesh kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > From system security point to view I want to prohibit 'linux rescue' mode > in my installed RHEL system. Because as per my knowlege through linux rescue > mode anyone who have physical access to system can mount root filesystem(/) > and retrieve all data without knowing root password. Please guide should i > encrypt / or any alternative > You need to make the machine physically secure -- anyone who has access to the machine can boot something that will give them access to the data stored there. If you can't do that then you will need to encrypt the file systems that you believe contain sensitive data. Of course, if you need to reboot the machine you will need access to the console to type in the encryption password. jch
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