SINGLE_USER

2004-05-04 Thread Osmany Guirola Cruz
Why in single-user mode I have direct acces to the root account? Why the system does not ask for a password to enter in single-user mode? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: SINGLE_USER

2004-05-04 Thread Daniel Bye
On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 08:29:24AM -0400, Osmany Guirola Cruz wrote: Why in single-user mode I have direct acces to the root account? Because it is useful to be able to log in as root in single user mode. It is generally only used for admin/repair purposes, and not for every day work. Why

Re: SINGLE_USER

2004-05-04 Thread Brad Tarver
Osmany Guirola Cruz wrote on 05/04/04 07:29 AM: Why in single-user mode I have direct acces to the root account? Why the system does not ask for a password to enter in single-user mode? single user mode can be used to recover your root password among other things. if you want to be