Re: RH7.2: init 1 no password?

[David Eduardo Gomez Noguera <davidgn@servidor.unam.mx>]

I dont want to ask who's the stupid root user (sorry about "user") that
does that.
But the temptation is just too much.

In any way, you could just add an entry in inittab for runlevel one, or
disabling it.
Also, as far as i know, changing runlevel doesnt closses sessions.
(maybe thats the problem).

btw, if you have used slackware and/or debian, either:

1. stick with it.
2. it is evident it can be done. check what do they do on the init
scripts.

If you just wrote this mail to say "redhat is insecure!", "stop using
redhat", or whatever with feelings to start a flame war, forget it
(except for this silly mail of mine ;) ). I'm not wrinting more on this.
(unless i think it necessary).

On Sun, 2002-05-19 at 14:55, David Jackson wrote:
> David --
> Thanks for your reply.
> If you logged in as root and type init 1, or shutdown now.
> The system goes directly to single user mode with no password.
> Completely bypassing lilo or any other bootloader?
> I've never seen that on any other Unix system (Debian, Slackware or Solaris)?
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> >you can set a password (different from the root password) to be asked in
> >single user mode (before loading the kernel) if you are using lilo.
> >Dont know how to do it with other boot loaders though.
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