Quoting esm@xxxxxxxxx: > On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 07:22:43PM -0400, Tom Diehl wrote: > > Because requiring a passwd on a box that you can sit in front of and take > > apart is STUPID!! > > Invalid assumption; one can have access to the console without having > direct physical access. Think IP-based KVMs, where you can go so far as > being able to power cycle a system without being able to put hands on the > machine. Serial consoles are a similar situation. Or a machine in a lab, where the machines are on a security loop that prevents the opening of the case without an alarm going off... > Granted, this is only an issue for data-center environments generally. I > just wanted to point it out as a use case that I'm familiar with. There are many others. Once upon a time, almost no unix needed a root password for single user mode. Then suddenly, most versions added that feature. Do you think they would add the feature if there wasn't any reason or need for it? -- Eric Rostetter -- fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
