To quote what a few people on this subject have said over the years. "If you don't have physical security you ain't got jack" People dont spend big $ on secured coloc's with guards, etc for no reason :P On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 07:54, 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. > > --
