Re: ***HUGE*** security hole??!! (Re: Lost root passwd)

[Maarten Bezemer <debuser@panic.et.tudelft.nl>]

> 
> ANOTHER REASON TO PLACE THE SERVERS IN A PHYSICALLY SECURE LOCATION:
> 
> I was having an important discussion with a customer that I built a linux
> server for. He brought his young child with him to his office that
> evening. The child behaves very poorly. Guess what button he pressed? The
> reset button on the primary server! This behavior is not limited to
> children, so I suggest that it is best to protect the location. Just make
> a partition and use strong fencing mesh for ventilation so you won't be
> creating a sauna room. Leave the lights off because people like to look in
> and see all the pretty colored LEDs :)

I was thinking of some other solution: don't connect the reset switch to
the main board... probably one might want to disable (like: always enable)
the power switch. :-)

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Maarten Bezemer