Re: [root user] How to disable root account?

[d@jerkface.net]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 08:38:09PM +0200, Maxim Vexler wrote:
> On 11/26/05, Fredrik <fredrick@thegate.nu> wrote:
>
> > Well, to hack a PC with physical access is easy.  That is why i'm
> > krypted my hd with blowfish-256
> >
> > It will take thousands of years to hack :-)
>
> And would render data recovery in case of HD failure impossible.
> I really don't think that for a regular home user block level hd
> encryption is a good idea.
>
> That is unless you maintain a strict backup policy and use a raid1 / 5
> / 10 data duplication storage OR you really do have something to hide
> ;)

Then you have to encrypt the backups...  Meanwhile, disk level
encryption provides no extra security while the machine is up, which is
probably most of the time.