On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 16:34, jim tate wrote: > Why is it that Linux allows you to go into Linux Rescue mode > /mnt/sysimage and delete Root password? Physical access to ANY machine will make ALL software security measures on that machine worth squat. I can go up to any of our production MS Windows servers with a knoppix CD an kill it in no time, just as I can do the same to our production Linux and Solaris servers. Also, if you forget the root password, you have a way to recover it. Otherwise you would need to do a re-install. That is why at the fortuen 500 company that I am a programmer at, we have security guards and you need badges to swipe against a digital scanner to get into it. If someone can put their hands on any computer, they can break it. Jim Drabb -- James Drabb Senior Programmer Analyst Davenport, FL USA
