Bruce Smith extolled: > > Some systems (don't remember if Redhat 8.0 is one) will ask you for the > root password when you boot into single user mode before it'll let you > do anything. But it's the easiest way, so it's worth a try. Actually, password-protection of lilo and/or grub (at least in RedHat) is optional, and only setup by an admin themself, not automatically by the system. -- --- Dan