Re: boot: linux single

From: Steve (sjhemsley_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/23/05

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    mark_tarka@yahoo.com wrote:
    > Steve wrote:
    > > mark_tarka@yahoo.com wrote:
    > > > Steve wrote:
    > > > > mark_tarka@yahoo.com wrote:
    > >
    > > > [snip ...]
    > >
    >
    > That was my initial thought. While
    > reading some old posts from this
    > group I read, that you have to
    > physically secure the hardware in
    > order to have security.

    Correct. Physical security is the only way to be safe.
    It's a trade off between hard security and easy rescue
    in case you screw something up.

    After some thought, you might need to type:

    linux 1

    at the boot prompt. RH 7.0 is a very old version, and
    it has been a long time since I used it or LILO. After
    thinking about it, I could not remember if it was
    linux 1 or just the number 1 -- Sorry.

    > No other way to do it, I suppose.
    > Why make a device that by a momentary
    > lapse in memory or thinking will
    > lock you out? Even BIOS passwords
    > can now be erased by shorting pins
    > on the mobo, if I have digested
    > the info appropriately.
    >
    > Thanks for the input. I'll try the
    > fix when I have the time.

    Good luck. Linux is alot of fun if know computers, but it
    takes alot of reading and time to get up to speed. RH 7.0
    is good for using if you want to see what it's all about
    or evaluating something new. However, if you decide you
    want to use it, you need a more current version of linux.
    The old development from Redhat is now Fedora. Go to:

    http://fedora.redhat.com/

    >
    >
    > Mark (Tally ho, gents :-)

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