On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Areba Collins <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
After reading this thread,

<shudder>
linux is no more secure than whine-dows at the default install.
</shudder>


Hi Areba,

That's a very wrong conclusion.
The issues under this thread assumed that the 'intruder' has physical access to system to the point of rebooting it.

Your statement above simply implies that a person carrying a Gun is no more secure than a person carrying a Rungu
just because all of them can be snatched away.Quite a wrong assumption here.

Chris_w.
dabnix@gmail.com

On 8/24/09, Chris W. <dabnix@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah!! @ Lawi but that's why there exists Boot Loader Passwords (like Grub
> passwords) and Computer BIOS passwords.
>
> Use them for maximum security.Without them anyone can access any *NIX
> Systems (Windows too) provided they can reboot it!!!Max it further by
> encrypting the data just in case somebody snatched the drive(s)
> .Donno how many around have time for all these...
>
> Chris_w.
> dabnix@gmail.com
>
>
>
> 2009/8/24 Alex Ngatia <alex.ngatia@gmail.com>
>
>> @Motobaridi's solution, doesn't it mean that you can access any *nix
>> machine that boots "normally" as long as you have physical access to it?
>>
>> 2009/8/24 Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com>
>>
>> Motobaridi's option works all the time. Well, almost all. Had a
>>> problem with a machine with pam authentication and the pam was broken.
>>> Dependency problem ... it was not funny
>>>
>>> On 8/24/09, George Njoroge <themburu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hey go with motobaridi option, I always use it to recover/reset root
>>> passwd
>>> > for my client servers (ie if I had forgotten them).
>>> > Though smt else not mentioned here,u had said u even forgot ur
>>> > username.
>>> Ok
>>> > easy once in root you can just list home directory and u shall see the
>>> users
>>> > ie ls /home/ . There you shall see the users. Reset all as you see fit.
>>> But
>>> > as warned remember you are full root.
>>> > Cram this trick as it will save and come in handy when you administer
>>> all
>>> > servers.
>>> > Cheerz
>>> > Themburu
>>> >
>>> > 2009/8/24 Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 4:05 PM, MotoBaridi <motobaridi@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> 1: Turn your computer on.
>>> >>> 2. Press ESC at the grub prompt.
>>> >>> 3. Press e for edit.
>>> >>> 4. Highlight the line that begins kernel ........., press e
>>> >>> 5. Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash
>>> >>> 6. press enter, then press b to boot your system.
>>> >>> 7. Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.*
>>> >>> *CAUTION: This is a FULL ROOT SHELL! You can damage your system if
>>> >>> not
>>> >>> careful!
>>> >>> 8. Type in passwd <username>. Set your password.
>>> >>> 9. Type in reboot.
>>> >>> MOST IMPORTANTLY
>>> >>> 10. Try not to forget your password again
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> So long, but more like what we have on *BSD.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Best regards,
>>> >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>>> >> Nairobi,KE
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>>
>> Alex
>>
>> If the grass looks greener on the other side, most probably the water bill
>> is higher too
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