[KLUG Members] Re: Password for root

[Bruce Smith]

> > 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.

I wasn't talking about the LILO/GRUB password.  I was talking about the
single user startup script, which asks for the root password on some
distributions.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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