[Re: [SunHELP] Locking down root]

[David Baldwin]

Not that I would do this but I understand that if the Console line in
/etc/default/login is null or "console=3D" that might do what you ask.
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Hichael Morton [mailto:mh1272 at yahoo.com]=20
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 7:10 PM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [Re: [SunHELP] Locking down root]

Would renaming "root" help?

HTH,

MH



Phil Brutsche wrote:
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> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
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> > I have been asked to lock out console as well!
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> And who asked for that foolishness?  Someone who doesn't have to
maintain
> the computer?
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> If someone can just walk up to the computer itself and log into the
> console I think you've got bigger problems... like someone
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> 1) walking away with the system (you didn't mention how big this
computer
>    is)
> 2) walking up, rebooting via the power cable and booting off CD to get
to
>    the computer
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> or any number of other things.
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> Phil
>=20
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