On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 09:33:12AM -0400, Jason Healy wrote: > > Our solution to this (multiple admins on a single box) was to write > the root password (some horribly cryptic thing) down on a piece of > paper and put it in a sealed envelope, which we then stuck to the > machine. The machine was locked in the server room, so the only > people who could get to the root password (and the console) were the > people with keys. If you needed to boot to single-user, you'd rip which in most places includes janitors and low paid rent-a-cops. > open the envelope and use the password. When you were done, you'd > change the password, write it down on a new piece of paper, and seal > in in an evelope. nice way to root a box without being detected, just bring along a new envelope and nobody will be the wiser. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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