[Gllug] tips and tricks...

[./michael]

On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 12:33:35AM +0000, Nix wrote:
>No need to do that.
>
>Pass
>
>init=/bin/sh
>
>to the kernel via the LILO command line, &c.
>
>Bingo, instant root prompt.
>
>(Of course you need physical access for this so it is not a security
>hole; someone with such access can already do anything.)

Youre Right! That works like a dream. I am well impressed but a 'little' concerned too. Isnt that a security
risk? Is that a Feature or a Bug?

Doesnt that make my Win2k box more 'physically secure' than my linux box?

Cheers Folks,

.::Michael


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