Re: Cannot login : Pls help !!!

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From: Josh Grebe
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 00:00

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Kent Tong (freemant@wr.com.au) wrote:

: mattb@Deakin.Edu.Au (Matt Bottrell) wrote:

: >>when you get to the lilo prompt.
: >>type:       linux single 
: >>
: >>this will drop you into unix without a passwd, and you can then edit
: >>the passwd file, and login (hopefully)

: If this is true, then anyone can break into a linux box?

Sure, so long as they can get to console and know the command and there
hasn't been a password placed on LILO.  LILO will allow you to set a
password that will be required any time someone tries to boot with
arguments.

- Josh
: --- : Kent Tong
: v3 is out!!!
: Freeman Installer ==> http://www.netnet.net/users/freeman/

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