-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/01/2011 06:20 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote: > vishesh kumar wrote: >> Dear members >> 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 > > Set a grub password.
Unfortunately that's not very effective. If I have access to the machine and can boot of CD/DVD, I can just mount the partitions manually, never going through GRUB. - -- Thomas Cameron, RHCA, RHCDS, RHCVA, RHCX, CNE, MCSE, MCT Managing Solutions Architect 512-241-0774 office / 512-585-5631 cell / 512-857-1345 fax http://people.redhat.com/tcameron/ IRC: choirboy / AIM: rhelguy / Yahoo: rhce_guy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1IFQEACgkQmzle50YHwaCNuwCeL2oZvlXAPfdAFWJY5pFv3eUy UqAAn267kLvN+hcIxgEBMy9zfeXhuS0I =huEo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
