Re: require root passwd for single user mode login?

Subject: Re: require root passwd for single user mode login?
From: Hollis R Blanchard (hollis+@andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 12:44:10 MDT

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On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Michael A. Peters wrote:

> >On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> >
> >The idea is that if they're at
> >console, they can shut it down anyways. And 'halt' is clearly a better
> >solution than pulling the plug.
>
> Not true. We keep our important servers in a rack. We have a monitor
> and keyboard on top, but the rack stays locked. There is a switch to
> switch between the various servers in the rack.

As I said before, then either modify it yourself or find a more appropriate
distro (and probably both). Most people are not in your situation, and most
distributions (have to?) aim for "most people".

-Hollis

• Next message: Kevin J. Holland: "Install Yellowdog on a Powerbook 2000 I just joined this list today and this is my first post. I'm a Mac user that is diving into linux (yellowdog) and am experiencing problems with installation that I really need help with. Here is what I have done so far...according to the ydl docs. I'm installing on a Powerbook G3 2000 (Pismo) that I got a couple of weeks ago. I refomatted the harddrive in 2 partiions (1 with HFS+ that will hold the mac system) and the other that is HFS for Linux. I then proceeded to boot up from the Linux install cd and a bunch of text pops up and I get to the first screen "Welcom to Yellow Dog Linux" and that is where it stops. I should be able to hit the "return" key to continue but CAN'T...don't know why. "hda: lost interruption" is a message that appears in the text as linux is arising, but I don't know what that means...it continues in this format hda1hda2 hda3hada4 all with the lost interruption note. I'm completely stuck at this point...way out of my league, but real eager to get going on Yellow Dog. Any help is great Kevin J. Holland hollandk@ulv.edu (909) 593-3511, x4285"
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