Re: What causes bad inodes?
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On 03/10/08 16:34, postid wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
[snip]
>>
>> Edit the kernel command line, add init=/bin/sh
>> When the kernel boots, instead of runing /bin/init, it will run /bin/sh
>> and give you a shell, no password required.
>
> Isn't this a bit of a security breach? Anyone booting my laptop would
> have potential access to my files. Would a person using this shell have
> root privileges?
Physical access to the box trumps all forms of electronic
protection. Even encryption, if the person who wants to crack your
system gets to it soon enough after a cold shutdown, and has the
proper hardware.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended
by the kni-ife."
Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley
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