Why does Linux Allow
alan
alan at clueserver.org
Sat Dec 20 12:57:32 UTC 2003
On 20 Dec 2003, Whil Hentzen wrote:
> I think what he's asking is "doesn't this give you the ability to crack
> into a machine, since you can reset the root password and thus gain
> access to the entire box?"
Yeah, but if I can do that I can also remove the drive and replace it with
a block of processed cheese. (Or other nasty things.)
Physical access can bypass any security measure.
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