Re: Bug#8119: e2fsck should be linked with -static
Mark Eichin <eichin@cygnus.com> writes:
> > Put root.bin from the rescue disk under /boot. Add a "rescue" option to
> > the lilo.conf that boots your regular kernel with INITFS=/boot/root.bin .
> > You can now type "rescue" at the LILO prompt and boot into the rescue
> > disk without a floppy. Total cost in disk space: 700K. This is less
>
> Hey, that's a cool idea. Someone want to go package it? If not, I'll
> try to do so this weekend [I ask mostly because it may be easier for
> the boot-floppies maintainer to package it for this use too...]
I already planned to do it. root.bin could be copied during the
initial install. In addition I could provide an extra package
(rescue-image ?) that is built from the boot-floppies source.
One problem remains: This makes cracking an existing system even
easier. You can do it without booting from a floppy. So I think some
kind of protection is required, e.g. a LILO password. This has to be
coordinated with the LILO package.
Sven
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Sven Rudolph <sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de> ; WWW : http://www.sax.de/~sr1/
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