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Mike
Sep 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/6/99
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Hello, I work for an ISP, where I manage one computer, which is a
FreeBSD 3.2 RELEASE machine.
People think it is funny to restart the computer in single user mode,
and change the root password. Is there any way to modify the flags from
-s to any other combination of letters? I already edited boot.c and
re-compiled it. It did not seem to do any good. Among other things that
were fixed (reconstructing the file system), I am trying to get this
machine within control. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
FreeBSD 3.2 RELEASE machine.
People think it is funny to restart the computer in single user mode,
and change the root password. Is there any way to modify the flags from
-s to any other combination of letters? I already edited boot.c and
re-compiled it. It did not seem to do any good. Among other things that
were fixed (reconstructing the file system), I am trying to get this
machine within control. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Mike
ikke
Sep 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/6/99
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in /etc/ttys:
# This entry needed for asking password when init goes to single-user
mode
# If you want to be asked for password, change "secure" to "insecure"
here
console none unknown off secure
change secure to insecure.
Users will then be prompted for the root password upon booting in single
user mode
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