James Jackson wrote:
Sun Sparc Stations (at least the II's) had the ability to allow the
user to boot to single-user mode. (Don't remember the OS.)
The was specific to SunOS; Solaris demands that the root
password be supplied when booted in single user mode (or when
forced into single user mode, such as with fsck pukes).
Actually, it can be disabled so you can boot to single user
mode without a password -- but it does weaken security.
Just further proof that security measures are meaningless in the
absence of good physical security...
Which is why you want Sysadmins, System Managers etc. with A CLUE.
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