There's now basic support for this (in 1.97~beta1), but it probably needs to be glued into grub-mkconfig somehow as well. Still, this may be enough for some people.
2009-08-25 Vladimir Serbinenko <phco...@gmail.com> Authentication support. * commands/password.c: New file. * conf/common.rmk (pkglib_MODULES): Add password.mod. (password_mod_SOURCES): New variable. (password_mod_CFLAGS): Likewise. (password_mod_LDFLAGS): Likewise. (normal_mod_SOURCES): Add normal/auth.c. * conf/i386-coreboot.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Add commands/password.c and normal/auth.c. * conf/i386-efi.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * conf/i386-ieee1275.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * conf/i386-pc.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * conf/powerpc-ieee1275.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * conf/sparc64-ieee1275.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * conf/x86_64-efi.rmk (grub_emu_SOURCES): Likewise. * include/grub/auth.h: New file. * include/grub/err.h (grub_err_t): New enum value GRUB_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED. * include/grub/menu.h (grub_menu_entry): New fields 'restricted' and 'users'. * include/grub/normal.h (grub_cmdline_get): New argument 'history'. * normal/cmdline.c (grub_cmdline_get): New argument 'history'. All users updated. * normal/auth.c: New file. * normal/main.c (grub_normal_add_menu_entry): Handle --users option. (grub_cmdline_run): Don't allow to go to command line without authentication. * normal/menu.c (grub_menu_execute_entry): Handle restricted entries. * normal/menu_entry.c (grub_menu_entry_run): Don't allow editing menuentry without superuser rights. * normal/menu_viewer.c (grub_menu_viewer_show_menu): Don't exit if user isn't a superuser. -- grub2 doesn't support security features, such as password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392158 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs