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Michael Schwendt wrote: | On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:34:52 -0500, jim tate wrote: | | |>Why is it that Linux allows you to go into Linux Rescue mode |>/mnt/sysimage and delete Root password? | | | Because anyone with physical access to the machine could disable the root | password via other ways. | | You can disable booting from CD-ROM/floppy, protect your BIOS menu and | your bootloader with a password, though, to make it a bit more difficult.
As you know none of that would matter either to someone who knows what they're doing. In short... physical access trumps all.
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